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A specially coated metal tube, no larger than a cigarette, could be the key to developing an artificial pancreas to help millions of people with diabetes avoid insulin injections, according to an article [http://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/86/8618sci4.html] scheduled for the May 5 issue of Chemical & Engineering News.
The so-called "bioartificial pancreas" also could help keep blood sugar closer to normal levels, and perhaps reduce the risk of diabetic complications, which include blindness, kidney failure, and premature death, the article suggests.
Written by Associate Editor Bethany Halford, the C&EN article points out that researchers have been trying to develop an artificial pancreas for years. Most approaches involve encapsulating healthy islet cells -- the pancreatic cells that detect glucose and release insulin -- and transplanting them into diabetic patients. But enclosing a large collection of cells has been difficult because the materials designed to hold them are not biocompatible, or optimal for use in the body, Halford notes.
The new device, developed by Joseph P. Kennedy and colleagues at the University of Akron in Ohio, is coated with a permeable polymer membrane that is key to its success. In addition to improving the exchange of insulin and glucose between the islet cells and the blood, the polymer membrane helps increase the supply of oxygen to the cells for improved function and lifespan. The device itself has already shown promise in preliminary animal studies and researchers are looking ahead to clinical trials in humans, the article notes.
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by Christopher Freeburn | June 12, 2013 10:34 am
[1]British regulators have determined that electronic cigarettes should be treated as non-prescription medicines[2].
On Wednesday, the U.K. Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said that manufacturers would have to apply for a license to sell e-cigs. Despite the decision to regulate the smokeless cigarettes, which are positioned as a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes, e-cigs will continue to be sold through convenience shops in Britain. U.K. regulators say that the additional regulatory scrutiny in designed to increase the quality of existing e-cigs, Reuters notes.
E-cigs use a battery-powered device to heat a reserve of liquid menthol. Users then inhale vapors, instead of actual smoke. With public health officials increasing pressure on cigarette makers and millions of people trying to quit smoking, e-cigs are seen as a way for cigarette companies to retain smokers while addressing health concerns.
Most major cigarette makers, including British American Tobacco (BTI[3]), Reynolds American (RAI[4]) and Lorillard (LO[5]) already market them. This week, Altria Group (MO[6]), the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, announced that it would begin test marking e-cigs in Indiana this summer[7].
Britain joins a number of countries are choosing to regulate e-cigs, while others — including Norway and Brazil — have prohibited them altogether.
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- Rare "Limited" model (#702/800)
- 1-Owner vehicle
- Clean Carfax w/ no accidents
- All Original paint & body
- 100% Bone Stock
- Nice Subaru "SPT" factory upgrades
- Extremely low miles, 31k!
2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Limited. #702 of 800 built. 31K miles. Urban Gray Metallic with black interior trim. 2.5L DOHC Turbocharged 4-Cylinder engine. 6-Speed Manual transmission with front & center limited slip differentials.
Fully-loaded with power moonroof, lightweight 17" Enkei alloys, rear deck lid spoiler, rear diffuser, hood scoop, adjustable Xenon headlights, fog lights, premium leather interior trim, heated front seats, 6-disc in-dash CD-changer, aluminum pedal set, Brembo performance brakes, 4-wheel ABS, sport-tuned suspension, adjustable center differential, front & side airbags, OEM turbo boost gauge, SPT short-throw shifter, Sirius satellite radio and keyless entry with alarm.
New tires (less than 300 miles) and brakes.
This Limited Edition STi is #702 out of a total 800 manufactured. The Limited model is equipped with many upgrades over the standard STi- most notably a power moonroof and black leather interior trim. Other additions include 17" hyper silver alloy wheels, fog lamps, heated front seats, auto-dimming rearview mirror, graphite dash trim, red hazard button, and auxiliary input.
This STi is 1-Owner vehicle with a clean title. The car has been garaged since new. The Carfax history is clean and free of any prior accidents or red flags. It has all original paint & body panels. It is absolutely 100% factory stock & original with ZERO aftermarket modifications.
Overall, this STi is in amazing shape, both mechanically & cosmetically. The motor pulls strong, the turbo spools properly, the transmission shifts smoothly, and the clutch feels great. No smoking, leaking, misfiring, etc. No check engine or other warning lights. Nice original paint & damage-free body. Extremely clean interior with no tears, burns, or odors. Very nice leathers, carpets, & paneling. Car has had Weathertech Floor Liners since new and they are included with the sale.
Full set of pictures: 2007 Subaru STi Limited - Imgur
Also includes an additional set of beater rims.
KBB value is 35.7k-36.4k. First $29,000 takes her home.
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Beautiful quilts!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Beautiful log cabin! I also love the quilting you did on your other quilt. Looks like your new machine is loving all of the attention. Good work!
Great log cabin and your quilting is so nice.
Sew cute and what a beautiful job on the quilting especially the butterfly!!!
You and Suzy Q are a great combo. Beautiful quilting.
Nice work. :thumbup:
Beautiful!!!!!!!! I have a Brother also, I believe it is your Susie Q's BABY sister though. She is green with envy. lol Happy sewing!
Beautiful job, quilts and great quilting too! :D :D :thumbup:


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Upon its release in 2001, Nike's "Linen" edition of the low-top Air Force 1 was almost universally loved thanks to its clean combination of a neutral-colored leather upper, white midsole and so-called "Atmosphere" accents – a look that was revived for the first time earlier by NSW customization options on NIKEiD. Now the Linen/Atmosphere colorway is making its way to the high-top Dunk as a part of the Swoosh's "Special Projects." Like the classic AF1, the kicks see a premium "Linen" leather upper with contrasting white accents and hits of pinkish "Atmosphere" to the rubber outsole and leather Swoosh branding. Expect Nike Sportswear's "Linen" Dunk High Premium SP to be available from Japan's atmos – and additional stockists – beginning September 28.
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hey guys am new to the forum. i am trying to help my brother out. he has a 96 wrx impreza wagon with an ej20 turbo motor.
the trouble is when you do a boost pull in like 4th gear the boost climbs to 14psi at about 4000rpm and it feels like you stomp on the brakes for half a second then it picks up again and does it again about 4500 or 5000. i really know nothing about subarus but i am familiar with turbo cars. to me what is happening is boost cut but you all might have a different idea!
what boost should this car be running?
I thought to start with the wastegate was stuck but i checked that and it moves fine. so my next thought was the boost control solenoid which we swapped one out from a wrecked car (yeah ok it may not be working either but the best we could for now) and it seems to be still doin the same. just above the boost control solenoid there is a little black box with what looks like a little air filter on it. what is that?
I am thinking the prob may be a vac leak. can someone point me in the direction of a vac hose diagram so we can do a vac job to see if that fixes it for us.
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A Trial Comparing Cardiovascular Safety of Insulin Degludec Versus Insulin Glargine in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events (DEVOTE)
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Marso SP, McGuire DK, Zinman B, Poulter NR, Emerson SS, Pieber TR, Pratley RE, Haahr PM, Lange M, Frandsen KB, Rabøl R, Buse JB. Design of DEVOTE (Trial Comparing Cardiovascular Safety of Insulin Degludec vs Insulin Glargine in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events) - DEVOTE 1. Am Heart J. 2016 Sep;179:175-83. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.06.004. Epub 2016 Jun 18.


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Kourtney Kardashian certainly has her man's back! The reality star posted an inspiring and uplifting message to her longtime love, Scott Disick, following his alcohol scare on June 22, while he was celebrating his 31st birthday.
Kourtney Kardashian, 35, took to Instagram to show her boyfriend Scott Disick, 31, some much needed support after he rushed to the hospital on June 22 to be treated for alcohol poisoning. See her sweet and encouraging message below!
Kourtney Kardashian Forgives Scott Disick On Instagram — See Her Sweet Message
Judging by the Instagram pic, Kourtney has clearly forgiven Scott, and is focusing on the fact that he wants to change and is taking steps to do so. Her sweet message reads, "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new."
As HollywoodLife.com previously reported, Scott was raced to the hospital for alcohol poisoning after partying all night in celebration of his 31st birthday at 1Oak in Southhampton, New York.
As TMZ reported, "he was so messed up he felt someone had drugged him." Luckily, the site has also reported that this was a major wake up call and that he has not had a drink since — no wonder Kourt is showing her support!
Scott Disick Has Been Having A Difficult Time Following The Death Of His Parents
The father of two, has not had the easiest of years. Scott lost his mother, Bonnie Disick, in November 2013, shortly followed by his father, Jeffrey Disick, who sadly passed away in January 2014.
With the news that Kourtney is expecting a third child to add to their already adorable brood which includes Mason, 4, and Penelope, 2, it is great that that Kourtney has Scott's back and is letting him grow and focus on their extremely bright presence.
Hopefully Scott will get the help he needs, and with Kourtney's support we are sure that he is well on the way to leaving the past where it belongs — in the past!
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Were you surprised to see Kourtney's super supportive message?
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Might try Serge Lutens L'eau. It's not strictly masculine - more unisex - but not girly either.
Any option about this,a good masculine floral with clean-shower fresh vibe?
Might try Serge Lutens L'eau. It's not strictly masculine - more unisex - but not girly either.
Balmain de Balmain
you may be looking for more niche offerings, but I have been liking Kenzo Power lately and think it fits the bill...
Working on updating my cologne wardrobe!
Favorite House: Editions de Parfum de Frederick Malle
The current Chanel No 19 edt has a sharp, clean, just-stepped-out-of-the-shower aura which lasts for hours. It can be very refreshing.
Amouage Ciel. Fresh and "watery", as if you've just stepped out of the shower and you're dressed in a fresh, white linen shirt.
Sounds like you're describing Prada's Infusion d'Homme.
Hermes Equipage
I agree with Infusion d'Homme and will add another: Insense by Givenchy
Prada Infusion d'Homme
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Sample some Gendarme Sky!
G Series Cool Wave Aftershave Splash by Gillette.
Mugler Cologne?
Well, Gendarme Grabazzi ofcourse...masculine, clean, floral.
Insense by Givenchy
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Agree with many of the suggestions so far. Also: Penhaligon's Castile.
Fahrenheit 32 and Acca Kappa Muschio Bianco
"...her fragrance all in my keeping; softly she comes in the night." Lyrics, Gordon Lightfoot, "Softly."
Mixte Homme
fleur de male
nautica voyage
miller harris fleurs de sel
ok thanks
Kenzo Power
"I exist for myself, and for those to whom my unquenchable thirst for freedom gives everything, but also for everyone, since insofar as I am able to love - I love everyone. Of noble hearts, I am the noblest - and the most generous of those that yearn to give love in return. - I am a human being, I love death and I love life."
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Month: September 2011
Dress Fur Impress: A New Column from Luna the Fashion Kitty
Oooh! We have some super exciting news, everybody! (Or everyPAWdy, as our super exciting news might say.) Luna the Fashion Kitty is going to have a regular column on Catster every Friday from now on! She's going to show us all her latest fashions from the week and tell us about all her best adventures! …
Fall is coming…
She can sense it! [Source]
Swedish HVAC Techs Rescue Tiny Kitten
After two days trapped in a 6-inch concrete tube, the tuxedo kitten may have thought rescue was just a pipe dream. But fortunately for the sweet little thing, a crew of experts proved her wrong. It all started on Sunday morning, when workers at a supermarket in Gothenburg, Sweden, heard desperate mews coming from under …
Mr. Fuji, how is your business trip going?
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One of the hardest things about loving animals is sometimes, well, loving animals. I'm the kind of person who will do anything (and I mean anything) to help an animal in need. I just can't turn away. I'm a good person. I know. I have a big heart. I know. I am making a difference. …


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A sharp slowdown in March quarter growth dashed hopes for a stutter-free year for the US economy.
US gross domestic product grew at an annualised rate of just 2.2 per cent, down from 3 per cent in the December quarter and below expectations of 2.5 per cent growth.
The mediocre expansion follows a slowing in manufacturing output and jobs growth in recent weeks, after several months of robust growth.
It is bad news for President
Now the President faces the possibility that growth could instead succumb to political uncertainty, as his Republican opponent
A divided Washington faces the twin challenges of avoiding a "fiscal cliff" on 1 January – which could put the economy back in recession – and trimming trillion-dollar deficits in the medium term.
"In a lot of ways this is a very unique election because these candidates are going to have to tackle issues surrounding the slowest economic recovery we've seen since the Great Depression, and at the same time the largest fiscal deficit we've seen since World War II," said Gina Martin Adams, institutional strategist at Wells Fargo Securities.
"These are very, very big issues."
Still, investors shrugged off the disappointing growth as corporate earnings continued to beat expectations, and US stocks enjoyed their best week since mid-March. Ms Martin Adams said this reflected the "very, very low expectations" heading into earnings season.
The composition of growth added to concerns. It depended heavily on consumption, which grew at an annual rate of 2.9 per cent, outpacing income growth and forcing households to dip into savings.
This can't continue for long, economists say.
Inventory building also contributed, though not as much as in the December quarter. Final sales, which exclude inventories, accelerated to 1.6 per cent from 1.1 per cent in the December quarter – still not enough for a robust recovery. Residential construction rose sharply from depressed levels, but business fixed investment slumped for a second month in a row. Meanwhile, the Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index crept up to 76.4 in April, from 76.2 in March, as motorists got some relief from high petrol prices.
Economists expect the sluggish growth to continue. "Various cross-currents make it difficult to judge the second-quarter outlook, but overall we expect a similar outcome with growth around 2 per cent again," said IHS Global Insight chief US economist Nigel Gault. "The recovery looks well-founded but uninspiring."
The dull data was foreshadowed by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, who said last week the slow recovery was the "most frustrating" aspect of the post financial crisis experience, and the Fed stood ready to do more to stimulate growth should it falter again.
The Fed's Operation Twist – buying long-dated Treasury notes and selling shorter-term notes to press down business and mortgage rates – ends in June. Possible future actions by the Fed include extending that program, or further outright purchases of Treasury notes – so-called quantitative easing, or QE.
"Despite the fact that earlier this year some folks were getting a little bit more confident that we would not see another round of QE because the economy was recovering, the truth probably is that the economy is still quite weak," Ms Martin Adams said.
"[It] may go through periods of strength and weakness, and if it gets weak enough, the Fed is more than ready to do what they believe they need to do to re-inflate confidence levels."
The Fed has built a $US2.6 trillion portfolio of Treasury and mortgage securities through two QE programs.
Stock prices have been heavily influenced by Fed actions in recent years. Ms Martin Adams said investors faced a rocky Northern summer as Operation Twist ended, the election took centre stage and candidates grappled with the issues.
"With these pretty tremendous macro-economic issues that are likely to be at the centre of the campaign through the Fall, I would suspect that even if the Fed manages to come through with QE3 or something to re-inflate risk tolerance among equity investors, we still will see a decent amount of volatility simply related to the election," she said.
"The broader economy continues to kind of muddle through, and that's not an environment that inspires a great deal of confidence on the part of the long term equity investors."
The White House focussed mainly on the positives in the data. Alan Krueger, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, said it was encouraging to see the 11th straight quarter of growth, but more growth was need to replace the jobs lost in the great recession.
The improving personal consumption, auto production and residential construction figures were "encouraging signs that the private sector is continuing to heal from the worst recession since the Great Depression" Dr Krueger said.
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There is a religious party of some sort going on at the temple all day today and the musicbooming out o all PA speakers around the village is driving me nuts. We are only a few hundred yards away from the temple so get the music direct as well. I have been told that this evening lots of people will walk around the village throwing stones onto the house roofs to ward off ghosts etc. I had thought about sitting outside with a pile of stones of my own to throw back but... I could have told them that it was a good luck English custom to throw stones at people at who threw stones on your roof. It could have been particularly lucky if you were actually hit with a stone and even luckier if it hurt !!! Anyway, no-one showed up that this idea was shelved and probably just as well.
This is our last lottery day today and with luck being the subect of tonight stone throwing we didnt have any this afternoon.


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We get several questions each week and sometimes each day regarding sub panel installations.
Would it be possible to make a sticky post with the most important information, then we will not have to explain this procedure over and over again. Just the basics, then we can concentrate on each individual circumstance as needed.
Thanks John :thumbsup:
If we are doign this, we could do a whole FAQ.
I moved this over here to the suggestion box so the boss man will see it!
Just a suggestion. I think it would be helpful. IMHO.
Yeah, a "Sub-Panel" Sticky!!
Good move, KCT! I have frequent questions regarding sub panels, read every thread regarding their usage, and also use the search feature. When I do that, I usually have to go through a whole slew of topics before I really find the few, if any, that are germane to the issue at hand.
I like the idea of ONE thread regarding "sub panels", post all your Q's right here, ladies and gents, no need to wade through irrelevant thread after irrelevant thread to find the info you need. It might become one mega-thread, but at least it would be a great place to start, and I think it would be more useful if it were a sticky-thread rather than a "read-only" FAQ.
Just my $.02 worth and in these economic times, that's not worth much (as if it ever were??)!!
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The Rockaway Irregular
Recently, my colleague who writes The Progressive in these pages, as a counterpoint to my column, offered a highly critical "take" on the second term Bush agenda, questioning the notion that it might fairly be characterized as "compassionate." Of course this term has many meanings but the obvious one in this case is that Bush offers conservative policies that reflect concern for the plight of those who are not as well off as the more prosperous members of society. According to the view advanced by my colleague, "compassion" in this sense is a misnomer for the Bush agenda.
It seems to be the left's conceit, these days, that Bush's program is all about helping the rich and fleecing those of us who aren't. In his piece, my colleague referenced a litany of complaints including such things as recently proposed cuts in student aid. Current levels aren't even "adequate considering current college costs" he opines. After noting that "Congress is unwilling to expand the grants because of budgetary considerations" he goes on to juxtapose the high costs involved in nation-building in Iraq (ah, if only we could spend that money here instead of there!) and complains that the proposed cuts in student aid will prevent the less-well-off from sending their kids to college and getting good jobs.
Many, he avers, will just have to "engage in illegal activity" to make ends meet or "join the military or work in industries that pay inadequate wages and do not supply health insurance."
My colleague has other complaints, too. We're not spending enough to defend our borders, he suggests (never mind that we're spending more than we ever did). And the Administration wants to change the laws that previously mandated that private employers pay workers cash for overtime, commencing when they work more than 40 hours in a single week. The AFL-CIO, he tells us, opposes this so we should too. Never mind that the idea of mandating what employers must pay workers represents an intrusion into a private relationship and makes businesses more costly to operate, thereby imposing a drag on the economic activity that creates jobs. He finishes up by lashing out at the President's initiative to change the Social Security system, claiming it "would subject future retirees to the uncertainty of investment in the stock market while giving windfall profits to stockbrokers on Wall Street." (Never mind that all the plans on the table impose rigorous strictures on investments to prevent individuals from blowing it all on wild speculation, or that the investment community is part of our economy too, not some evil cabal conspiring to take our money as his allusion to "windfall profits" suggests.)
After reading his piece I can only say that it perfectly crystallizes the differences between modern liberals (or "progressives" as many now like to be known) and conservatives today. The liberal view is that we're all entitled. We're entitled to have our schooling paid for and to get the jobs we want (rather than what's available) and to not have to join the military (even if that happens to look attractive to us) because the military does bad things like fighting wars sometimes. His comments on the Social Security system are a perfect example of this kind of thinking.
Everyone pretty much agrees that the system is unsustainable as it's currently constituted. By about 2018 the surplus of current payments now being generated by contributions from people in the workforce will cease because the number of workers contributing will no longer be able to fully cover the value of pay-outs to retirees. At that point, the government will have to turn to the accumulated surplus from past pay-ins. But those accumulated dollars don't exist except in the form of I.O.U.'s because the Social Security Administration has long since lent all that money to the federal government by buying U.S. Treasury bonds. The practice of investing social security proceeds in U.S. Treasuries to generate cash for other governmental operations goes back to Lyndon Johnson's Great Society. Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
But in 2018, this accumulated surplus has to start being redeemed to keep Social Security going. The amount to be redeemed to cover benefits ratchets up radically in the years after 2018. By 2042 (or 2052, depending on whom you listen to), even the I.O.U.s will have been exhausted at which point the system will only be able to sustain payments in the amount of 75% of anticipated benefits. And in the meantime, during the period leading up to 2042, the government will have had to do one of three things: borrow more money at unpredictable rates to redeem the outstanding Treasury bonds now held by the Social Security system (thereby driving federal debt and interest rates higher); cut benefits well before we reach 2042; or raise taxes to get enough money to redeem the Treasury bonds and keep benefits at the promised levels.
All of these options are problematic. Borrowing more money in the amounts required will drive up money costs while adding to the deficit, thus imposing a serious drag on the economy and killing jobs along with American prosperity. The result could well be a substantial economic downturn that would make the stagflation of the seventies, or even the Great Depression, seem tame by comparison. On the other hand, cutting benefits won't make benefits recipients very happy since they paid their Social Security tax on their earnings in good faith all these years, expecting to get the benefits they were promised. Raising taxes looks like the easiest way to go to some (especially if they figure they can stick "the rich" with the tab) until you realize that it was high taxation that got us into the stagflation of the seventies in the first place and it was cutting taxes that pulled us out. High tax rates are a drag on the economy no less than high debt.
So what to do? Admittedly, Bush let spending get out of hand in his first term, apparently hoping to convince voters that conservatives cared, too, and were just as "compassionate" as progressives. Although his tax cuts helped revive and sustain the dangerously listing economy that the dot. com bubble collapse and the attacks of 9/11 initiated, he did not hold spending in check in line with those cuts. Now, of course, he's aiming to correct that. And that's what the self-styled progressives are up in arms about. They don't want cuts in any kinds of benefits, only increases . . . and taxes raised to sustain such increases.
The Bush proposal to restructure the Social Security system includes a suggestion to voluntarily privatize part of it, though no workers would apparently be forced to give up participation in the fixed system. The hope is that they'll choose to do so because personalized accounts offer them a better deal, i.e. a system that's more in line with individual retirement accounts which allow workers to save their own money in designated investments (pre-selected to minimize risk). The improved return would plug the gap that will occur when the system reaches the point in 2042 when benefits would need to be cut or new revenues found.
The upside here is that the historic returns for personal retirement accounts exceed the returns on monies paid into the Social Security system. Workers will also have a degree of control over that portion of the funds they place into such investments and will be able to pass these on to their children (the current system does not allow that). The downside? Market risk, of course.
But given the carefully screened investment options likely to be offered, nothing short of a major collapse of the system, as we saw in the 1930's, would be likely to devastate the proposed private retirement nest eggs. And if we did get such a massive downturn, the Social Security system itself would be in big trouble anyway as the government would find itself hard-pressed to make its own ends meet, let alone support the current unsustainable system.
So even if we leave things as they are (as the Democrats demand) and just go with the flow, the impending fiscal imbalances in the Social Security system could very well tip us into a 1930's style crisis, no matter what.
So how compassionate is the Bush agenda? If compassion is measured by a willingness to deal with the problems that lie down the road and threaten our kids, long after we've passed the torch to them, then it fits that bill.
Indeed, what could be more compassionate than leaving them a system that works instead of one that doesn't? firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Detroit, Oregon - A hunter thought he had found a severed human head in an abandoned mining shed and called the police. Deputy Larry Taylor realized it was just the head of a mannequin when he noticed a price sticker on the forehead.Redondo Beach, California - After a short chase, officer Joseph Fonteno charged the driver of a white Mazda with DUI. The car had been driving down Pacific Coast Highway with the upper half of a traffic light pole laying across its hood. When Fonteno asked the drunk driver about the pole, he responded: "It came with the car when I bought it."
Australia - The Australian Police Journal reported that an elderly woman had already used about half of the powder in a custard packet when she discovered an object that appeared to be a large dead cockroach. However, when she brought it to the Health Department, food analysts determined it to be a dried-up human finger. The following investigation revealed that a factory worker had lost two fingers in a machine with rotating blades. One finger had been found. The other had made its way into the custard packet the woman had bought. Pochatello, Idaho - In February, 1997 a 46-year-old female elementary school principal was charged with misdemeanor trespass, based on photographs taken by former police dispatcher Richard Clothier. Clothier had taken the pictures in order to find out who had been running onto his property since September, defecating in his front yard on Sundays. In a pre-trial conference the woman admitted in front of several witnesses that she had indeed defecated 21 times on Clothier's lawn, as well as about 5 times on the lawns of his neighbors.
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We think that my sister was basically coercing my dad into changing his will toward the end of his life. It was during the beginning stages of dementia, and we think we can prove some coercive correspondence from her to him. My question is, is this even worth the effort? Are wills successfully challenged very often?
It is generally difficult to challenge a Will, and that is a good thing. About 65% of the population has no estate planning. For the people that take the time and spend the money to actually meet with an attorney and get their estate plans set up correctly, it should be *very* difficult to overturn such documents.
The courts are available for situations where someone CLEARLY took advantage of a testator in a weakened or compromised state. But even people in such conditions, (and many would argue ESPECIALLY people in such conditions) should be able to plan their estates. This is one of the reasons why having an estate planning attorney involved in the process is so important. The attorney can interview the client and make sure that his or her intentions are reflected in the documents. The attorney is then also available to testify in court as to the decedent's wishes. A good attorney will lessen or eliminate the potential effects of undue influence.
Once documents are properly set up, it should be very difficult to set them aside. That is generally the case. On the other hand, in our justice system, just about anyone who wants to is entitled to their day in court. If they feel they have a legitimate challenge, it is preferable to have it aired in court as opposed to dueling in the streets.
These challenges always depend very heavily on the facts of the case. There is no reason why someone in the initial stages of dementia cannot properly execute a Will. Even someone who is in the end stages of Alzheimers can have good days, when they would be capable of signing an estate plan. But it is not the population in general, that matters. It is your father and his medical condition that is relevant. If you have evidence that he had no idea what he was doing, or that your sister strong-armed him into this, and you can overcome the burden of proof, then by all means, you should meet with a lawyer to discuss how to proceed.
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It is probably prudent to meet with an attorney regarding this. I would add, however, that answering this question is not just a matter of deciding that you have a solid factual basis for proving undue influence; it is also litigation against a sibling. This means two things. First, litigation can be expensive and protracted (i.e. thousands of dollars may be spent to have questions answered two years from now). Second, there is an emotional toll for resolving disputes with family members in court.
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Excellent point. Preserving family relationships can be worth far more than whatever inheritance is at stake.
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Hollywood Exclusive - Lauren Alaina Talks Fox New Year's Eve Show, Hopes for 2012
"American Idol" sweetheart Lauren Alaina certainly won't be on her own when she celebrates New Year's Eve in Las Vegas as part of Fox's "American Country New Year's Eve Live."
"I'm bringing quite a few people with me -- my mama and daddy; my brother and his girlfriend; and my three best girlfriends from home," the Rossville, Ga., native tells us. Alaina, who turned 17 last month, adds, "I don't really know what I can do in Vegas. Maybe my parents can win some money."
Alaina has taken barely any time off since she first auditioned for "Idol's" tenth season in 2010. She wound up runner-up to fellow teenage country phenom Scotty McCreery in May -- and won the hearts of music fans across the land. Since then, she's toured with the "Idol" finalists; performed on the Grand Ole Opry stage (her dream come true) and at other big-time gigs; and released her first album, "Wildflower," which debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. Come Jan. 20, she hits the road again, with Jason Aldean's My Kind of Party Tour.
"'American Idol' kind of prepared me to work really hard all the time, seven days a week," Alaina says. "It was like boot camp for everything happening now. I'm good at staying out on the road -- and I wouldn't want to take a break and miss an opportunity if one of those once-in-a-lifetime deals came along."
Outside of the Party tour, she's not sure what's ahead in 2012. "I just want it to be as good a year as 2011 has been. It's been such an incredible year -- so many doors have opened to me that I dreamed of opening. Literally everything I've ever wanted to do, I've been able to do in the past year."
So what's next? Has Hollywood come calling?
"I have discussed that a little bit," Alaina replies. "Someday I'd love to do acting, but I feel I'm not really ready for it in my career."
Right now, of course, she's focused on "American Country New Year's Eve Live." Comedian and actor Rodney Carrington hosts the show along with "Pawn Stars" personalities Rick Harrison and Austin "Chumlee" Russell. Rodney Atkins, the Eli Young Band and Toby Keith are among the performers, along with Alaina.
"It's such an honor to be part of it," she says. "I'm really excited. I haven't gone to that many concerts, but Rodney Atkins -- he's one of them I went to, out to the Riverbend Festival near my town. So now, to get to perform at the same place he's going to be at is really exciting. And I'll get to have my daddy meet Rodney Carrington. He's a fan."
GETTING IT WRITE: Melissa Gilbert, who has a "Little House on the Prairie" scrapbook due for publication in the Spring, has also been busy penning her first children's book. "It's about my French Bulldog, Josephine," she reveals.
"Josephine and her best friend, who is a little girl about 6 years old, who's named Daisy. Josephine has a wicked underbite, and the little girl has an overbite and freckles -- it's a little autobiographical," says Melissa, remembered as "Little House's" freckled young heroine.
"So it's called 'Daisy and Josephine: the Adventures of Overbite and Underbite,' and it's about how Josephine helps Daisy navigate her way through life because Daisy just has a daddy and no mommy. Her mommy went to heaven."
Melissa says she initially shopped the book as a different Josephine story.
"When I met with Simon & Schuster, they asked me if I could find a way to put myself into the book -- and I thought they were absolutely nuts. But then, after the beginning of the year passed, I thought, 'I need to write something for children whose families are unconventional.' And what better way to do it," says the actress, whose father died when she was 10, "than using my own experience, having lost a parent at a young age."
TWO FOR TUBE: Just when you think the creative forces of television have run out of fresh ideas, something new comes up. For instance, there's Paramount's "Bad Fairy" pilot, about a maverick one of those storybook creatures named Chloe. Among other things, Chloe evidently has a bad attitude about not passing her Fairyland exams.
Then we have a Comedy Central pilot that's already set to be entered into the New York Television Festival. It's about the eccentric leader of a West Asian country who wants to learn about the U.S. -- and gets an American community college professor to come and teach him. The two become friends and, well, we'll have to wait and see what happens.
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Situated just outside the city of Cambridge, this Victorian house offers hearty breakfasts with homemade bread and jams. There is a bus stop just outside the house, with buses travelling into the city centre. Also just 3 minutes' drive away is the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, offering buses directly into the city centre every 10 minutes. Rooms at Over Bed and Breakfast are spacious, with an en suite bathroom and a flat-screen TV. Each also comes with facilities for making tea and coffee, and scenic views from the windows. Over Bed and Breakfast has free off-street parking for cars and secure storage for bicycles. Guests can also make use of free Wi-Fi throughout the building. It is 5 miles to the M11, for accessing Stansted Airport.


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This month sees the launch of the first phase of the Virtual Manuscript Room (VMR), as part of the Mingana Day at the University of Birmingham on 8 July.
The presentation of the collection online is a crucial part of JISC's £1.8 million Enriching Digital Resources programme, a set of 25 projects which enhances the use of online content for teaching, learning and research.
In this first launch, the VMR project making available over 10000 images from 70 Eastern manuscripts from the university's Mingana collection, including a full set of images of one of the oldest copies of the Qur'an in existence.
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Three Tucsonans will be given refurbished, late-model vehicles in April that were donated by GEICO and refurbished by Caliber Collision employees who volunteer their personal time.
Nominations of deserving local recipients can be made online at www.CaliberCollision.com/RecycledRides and must be received by March 15.
Potential recipients must be at least 18, have a valid driver's license, and be able to insure and maintain the vehicle. Final selection will be made by an independent committee of community leaders.
"Reliable transportation is something many of us take for granted but for those without it, everyday activities like going to work, school, shopping, simply taking care of their families, presents a challenge," Michael Quinn, Caliber Collision vice president, said in a news release.
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Many congrats on the purchase buddy and welcome aboard
Lovely looking car you have there, and a cracking example by the look of it.
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Lovely car fella - one of my favourite BM's!
Very nice my friend, looks mint! i like!... but then i would! I can only wish mine that was that nice, i've almost double the mileage!
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The question for today is: are the Prime Minister, John Howard, and the Labor finance spokesman, Bob McMullan, twins, separated at birth?
The resemblance is extraordinary, particularly from a slightly elevated viewpoint in the parliamentary press gallery.
Both men have been around a long time. McMullan's background is stronger on the organisational side of his party (he became a state secretary in 1975, but didn't enter Parliament until 1988); Howard of course has just celebrated 30 years as an MP. But they are equally wily.
When they interact in the Parliament, it is worth watching. Not because there will be the spite or histrionics we see between some opponents (like, say, Simon Crean and Peter Costello or Tony Abbott and just about anyone).
Instead their contests are more subtle, engaging for their subtext, which almost always reflects something about the poll-determined messages their parties want to get across.
And yesterday in question time, in his low-key way, McMullan went after Howard over his oft-repeated line that he would remain prime minister for as long as his party wanted him.
He asked if Howard had seen reports showing "nearly 50 per cent of Australians believe that, if he is re-elected, the Prime Minister will not serve a full parliamentary term".
"Does the Prime Minister accept that his complacent formula which sets the interests of the Liberal Party as the only benchmark for his continuing leadership is causing confusion amongst the Australian public?"
McMullan then asked Howard to be "frank and honest with the Australian people and confirm that, if re-elected, he will not serve a full parliamentary term".
Howard's answer was as terse as it was disingenuous. He accused Labor of being "fascinated" by polls (as if any politician is not), and warned that his 30 years' experience had taught him that oppositions which got infatuated with polls "normally hit the wall".
It was such a satisfyingly unsatisfactory answer that McMullan had another go. This time, he referred to conflicting comments by various Liberal backbenchers, some predicting Howard would quit mid-term if he won the election, and others expecting him to stay. The answer reflected the Liberal Party's own poll- and focus group-driven message: whenever the unpopular Treasurer gets mentioned, respond with a mention of the unpopular shadow treasurer, Crean.
Going determinedly on the front foot, the Prime Minister asked: Would people rather have Howard and Costello, he asked, or "the former mayor of Liverpool (Latham), and Mr Magic Pudding from Hotham (Crean)"?
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Amazon Said to Add Social Features for Tablet Digital Games
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) will make it easier for developers to add social features to games for the Kindle Fire tablet, a person with knowledge of the matter said, working to narrow Apple (AAPL) Inc.'s lead in the market for tablets.
The world's largest online retailer plans to release tools for digital-game makers by the end of July, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the plans aren't public. Developers will be able to add a broader range of features, including tracking high scores and monitoring awards won while playing games, the person said.
Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos is rushing to make Kindle games more alluring to help Amazon increase sales of the devices, which hold 17 percent of the $66.4 billion tablet market, compared with 55 percent for Apple's iPad. Amazon is also trying to woo developers to help it grab a bigger slice of the global social-gaming market, which Lazard Capital Markets predicts will reach $8.98 billion in 2015.
"Amazon has been hiring a lot of folks in games, both developers and people to help grow their platform," said Colin Sebastian, an analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co. in San Francisco. "Third-party developers are also warming up, because monetization is better on Fire than other Android devices."
Cat Griffin, a spokeswoman for Amazon, declined to comment.
Amazon lags behind rivals in downloadable applications. The company has about 43,000 apps, compared with 4,000 when the store debuted in March 2011. Google (GOOG) Inc. and Apple each offer more than 600,000 apps.
Still, Amazon's store, which peddles apps built for Google's Android software, generates more revenue per user than Google's.
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Every $1 generated in Apple's iTunes App Store fetches 89 cents in Amazon's and 23 cents in Google's, according to Flurry, a provider of app-analytics software.
Amazon, based in Seattle, has already taken steps to make apps more appealing. It started letting users make purchases within the applications sold in its online store in April, matching a feature offered by Apple and Google.
Adding variety to the app store is part of Amazon's strategy to increase demand for the Kindle tablet, which went on sale in November and generates revenue through sales of digital music, books, movies and apps. Amazon may make $136 on each Kindle Fire over the lifetime of the tablet, thanks to movie, book and app downloads, Ross Sandler, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets in New York, estimated in January.
Kindle had 17 percent of the tablet market in the fourth quarter, while Apple's was 55 percent, according to researcher IDC.
Amazon fell 1.9 percent to $221.31 at the close in New York. The stock has climbed 28 percent this year.
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I've owned several Honda automobiles and have always replaced water pumps with timing belts. I have a 2008 Odyssey Touring with 105k miles on it that I need to get timing belt replaced. Called my local dealer in Fort Wayne, IN and got a price.
For $867.95, they do the following for a 105k service.
-oil change, tire rotation
-check brakes
-fuel injection cleaned
-timing belt and all accessory belts
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I didn't think this was a bad price at all. But, the one thing they don't do as part of the service is change the water pump, which I ALWAYS thought you did when changing timing belt. The service advisor said they don't have any problems and don't do it anymore and he can't think of a water pump that has failed. I asked how much if I wanted the water pump changed out too and it was another $283.00 which I thought sounded high too when you are already in there.
My first question is-Do you need to replace the water pump when replacing timing belt?
2nd question is-Does that sound like a high price?
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HAMPSTEAD – Julia Forbes, chair of the Ordway Park Committee, told the Board of Selectmen on Monday night that the town's tax maps contain an error.
She explained that Ordway Park under its trust instrument is a six-acre parcel, but the tax map lists it as nine acres. The error came from the fact that the Conservation Commission bought an abutting three acres from Roger Sanborn, and somehow the two parcels were incorrectly shown on the map as a single parcel rather than as two separate parcels.
She presented the board with the documentation supporting her statement and asked that the board take steps to correct the error.
Board Chairman Sean Murphy said the board appreciated her bringing this to their attention and they would make sure the correction was made.
In other business:
• Kim Colbert presented the Recreation Commission warrant article to the board, which approved it. The warrant article asks residents for $24,500 for the installation and construction of a basketball court on the field off Veterans Way behind the tennis courts. The cost of the project could be as much as $10,000 more, but final bids have not been received.
Recreation is in the planning stages for fundraisers to raise the balance of the money, starting with the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot that has already attracted more than 300 runners.
• Police Chief Joe Beaudoin told the board Murphy's company had donated 40 chairs for the new police station.
"They are great and a quality we would not have been able to afford," he said as he thanked Murphy publicly for having his company make the contribution.
• Beaudoin also praised Detective Bobby Kelley for his persistence in a home invasion case.
"He just never gave up on this case, and he worked with three Massachusetts city law enforcement organizations, other New Hampshire law enforcement agencies, and the FBI to bring it to a conclusion," Beaudoin said. "He just wouldn't let it die, and he did an outstanding job."
• The board accepted a gift of a painting depicting the Town Office Building done by Alyson Stoddard Thompson, owner and art instructor of the Artist Proof Art Gallery. The framed contains a dedication plaque.
The painting will be displayed in the Town Office Building. The Town has Thompson's permission to use the image for fundraisers.
• The board accepted a $15,000 check from Ellen Cabral, representing the Recycling and Solid Waste Committee, which received the check from SE Johnson for the Town's recycling efforts.
Selectmen Advised of Tax Map Error for Ordway Park
HAMPSTEAD – Julia Forbes, chair of the Ordway Park Committee, told the Board of Selectmen on Monday night that the town's tax maps contain an error.


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A romantic singing lead in a number of musicals throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Dick Powell traded in his tenor voice and good guy image to take on a more hard-boiled persona following a career-transforming performance as Phillip Marlowe in the classic film noir "Murder, My Sweet" (1944). Prior to that film, Powell was a bankable star in several big screen extravaganzas like "Footlight Parade" (1933), "42nd Street" (1933) and "Dames (1934). Having worked many times with famed choreographer-director Busby Berkeley, the actor cemented his place as a go-to leading man in lighthearted musical comedies, along the way forming notable onscreen pairings with Ruby Keeler and Joan Blondell, the latter of whom he married in 1936. Despite his success in films like "Happiness Ahead" (1934), "Broadway Gondolier" (1935) and "Hollywood Hotel" (1937), Powell craved the opportunity to branch out into other roles. Preston Sturges gave him the lead in the Capra-esque screwball comedy "Christmas in July" (1940), but the actor remained unsatisfied. After unsuccessfully lobbying for the lead in "Double Indemnity" (1944), he landed the Marlowe role in "Murder, My Sweet" and propelled his career in an entirely new direction with bleak noirs like "Cornered" (1945), "Johnny O'Clock" (1947), "Pitfall" (1948) and "Cry Danger" (1951). Powell turned to directing in the mid-1950s, but found greater success as the president of Four Star Television. Though his life ended prematurely, Powell radically transformed his career through a combination of talent and sheer will.


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I blew my turbo.
Dropped it off at subaru, thank god for the extended warranty. Unfortunately, The Tech at subaru told me the turbo blew due to low oil in the car.. He said it was down almost 3 qts. Thus, not lubricating the turbo and causing the turbo to blow.
I get oil changes religiously every 3,000... Is my warranty going to be screwed due to an oil leak?
I called my friend who is a service writer who handles my car everytime I take my car in.. And she's faxing me my service records. Ill fax those to subaru to support my claim, I just don't want to have to pay 2,000 for a new turbo.


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by Far Niente | 2016 | 4:12 pm
Categores: Far Niente Chardonnay, Wine Gifts, Wine Pairing
If you're anything like us, the month of May has us celebrating short sleeves, bare feet on grass, garden brunches and LOTS of outdoor grilling. There's just something about alfresco dining that brightens even the simplest menus and wines, whether the setting is a backyard...read more
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"Each vintage is our opportunity to make our greatest wine. It's what drives us each day." – Far Niente President and CEO Larry Maguire After making Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon for more than three decades, we've learned a few things about crafting "age-worthy" wines. One...read more
Far Niente Cabernet Day 2016
by Far Niente | 2016 | 3:55 pm
Wines were decanted. Glasses were raised. We loved celebrating our newly released 2013 Far Niente Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon with our wine club members and guests. From Lamb Sliders and Soup Shooters (hello Cheddar Cauliflower!) to Mini-Kobe Beef Wellingtons (get the recipe here) Executive Chef Trevor Eliason...read more
by Far Niente | 2015 | 10:57 am
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Throughout our more than three decades of making distinctive Napa Valley wines, we've hosted our fair share of holiday dinners. We've had the pleasure of working with, and at times hosting, some truly great chefs and wine professionals, and in the expert hands of our...read more
by Far Niente | 2015 | 3:56 pm
Categores: Wine Pairing, Winemaking
From the obligatory James Bond movie marathon to her desire to grow the food she puts on the Thanksgiving table, Far Niente Winemaker Nicole Marchesi paints a rich picture of the moments and rituals that make Thanksgiving such a treasured holiday for her family. ...read more
by Far Niente | 2015 | 9:19 am
Categores: Far Niente Cabernet, Wine Pairing, Winemaking
By Winemaker Nicole Marchesi If I were to describe the Far Niente Estate Cabernet Sauvignon harvest in two words, they would be short yet intense! Across the Napa Valley, Cabernet vineyards did not yield much fruit. Because of cool weather at bloom and fruit set...read more


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Ehud Olmert: 'First of All I'm Jewish, Then I'm Israeli'
Speaking to this week's grandiosely named "Conference on the Future of the Jewish People," convened by the equally grandiosely (and tongue-twistingly) named Jewish People Policy Planning Institute, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared that he identifies as a Jew first, and an Israeli second.
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"If I was asked today, which I am sometimes, how do I most accurately define myself, as a person? What is that defines me most accurately? I probably will say, certainly will say, first of all I'm Jewish. Had I been asked this question when I was much younger, say at the age of 14, 15, I would have said right away, I am an Israeli. Something in me changed," Olmert said. "It's not something that just happened. It happened through a very long and sometimes painful process of soul searching of who I am and where I come from," Olmert said.
What's noteworthy about Olmert's remarks is that these two terms — "Israeli" and "Jewish" — have come, in certain respects, to represent competing identities. (After being defeated in the 1996 Israeli elections by Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu, Shimon Peres famously explained that the election's losers were "the Israelis," while the winners were those "who do not have an Israeli mentality," namely, he explained, "the Jews.")
In hindsight, one could make the case that the decision to name the newborn Jewish state "Israel" was itself a grave error. This act of naming helped open the door to the possibility of an Israeli identity that is divorced from Jewish identity (as some post-Zionists would like to see happen) and thus exacerbated the potential for a fissure within the Jewish people.
The choice of the name "Israel," though, was no foregone conclusion. As historian Michael Beschloss reminded us recently in Newsweek, in 1948, on the eve of the declaration of a Jewish state in Palestine, President Truman was under the impression that the new state's name would be "Judea." Had that been the case, perhaps today's "Israelis" would simply be called "Jews." And why not? Don't Chinese and Armenians and Lebanese use the same terms for self-identification irrespective of whether they live in their historic homelands or in their diasporas? And even in Israel Jewish citizens are already officially considered to be "Jewish," not "Israeli," by nationality.
Of course, when it comes to matters of identity, nothing is simple. One might object, for instance, that had Israel been named "Judea," then that would make the state's Arab citizens "Jewish Arabs." Then again, Israel's Arab citizens increasingly identify themselves as "Palestinian citizens of Israel," and so, in our hypothetical, would probably call themselves "Palestinian citizens of Judea," which is no better or worse than the terminology used today.
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Latest Samsung Galaxy S5 rumours have suggested the upcoming phone will benefit from a whopping 4GB of RAM alongside the much mooted 64-bit processor.
According to the latest reports out of Samsung's native South Korea, the widely expected Samsung Galaxy S5 will land with an unparalleled 4GB of RAM, up on the 3GB of memory within the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the 2GB of RAM found in most other flagship smartphones.
Suggesting the Samsung Galaxy S5 release date will launch "in the first half of next year," the Korean tipsters have hinted that the iPhone 5S mimicking 64-bit processor recently confirmed by Samsung executives will allow the phone to support larger RAM chips.
A tough translation of the Korean reports states: "The Apple iPhone 5S applies 64-bit AP but with 1GB of RAM. 64-bit on Samsung Galaxy S5 AP 4GB of RAM."
Claiming that the Samsung Galaxy S5 will "feed the fires of competition" within the smartphone sector, forcing rival manufacturers to follow suit, they added: "The Galaxy S5 is equipped with 4GB of RAM to 4GB if the first smartphone that will write history."
Adding further backing to the claims, the reports have cited an "industry official" as stating: "The 4GB of RAM for 64-bit hardware specifications [will make] the strongest existing smart phones." They reported added the S5 will "level up hardware specifications of the smartphone at one point to be the best on the market."
While Samsung has yet to acknowledge the existence of the future phone, a range of Samsung Galaxy S5 rumours have already hit the web, with a remodelled metal design tipped for inclusion alongside a speedier CPU, improved camera optics and the newly launched Android 4.4 KitKat operating system.
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Colorectal cancer is the 2nd most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canada (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers). It is the 2nd leading cause of death from cancer in men and the 3rd leading cause of death from cancer in women in Canada.
To provide the most current cancer statistics, statistical methods are used to estimate the number of new cancer cases and deaths until actual data become available.
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Incidence is the total number of new cases of cancer. Mortality is the number of deaths due to cancer.
It is estimated that in 2016:
- 26,100 Canadians will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer. This represents 13% of all new cancer cases in 2016.
- 9,300 Canadians will die from colorectal cancer. This represents 12% of all cancer deaths in 2016.
- 14,500 men will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 5,000 will die from it.
- 11,600 women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 4,300 will die from it.
- On average, 72 Canadians will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer every day.
- On average, 25 Canadians will die from colorectal cancer every day.
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*Age-standardized to the 2011 Canadian Standard Population. Age-standardization is a statistical method that removes the effect of age on the calculated rate. It allows rates to be compared over time or across provinces and territories.
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Starting from the mid-1980s, incidence rates declined for both sexes until the mid-1990s (although this decline was more prominent for females). Incidence rates then rose through 2000, only to decrease slightly thereafter. This is most likely due to increased use of colorectal cancer screening which can identify and remove precancerous polyps, which can in turn reduce incidence.
Death rates have been declining between 2003 and 2012 for both males and females. Most of this decline is likely driven by improved diagnosis and treatment.
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I planted these in September - it's now December 30th and they still haven't formed heads. They germinated fast but haven't done much since. We've had a very cold & wet fall/winter for Oregon so maybe that has something to do with it but I thought for sure I'd be serving this for Christmas dinner. I haven't put much effort into growing them because we have had so much rain. I haven't yanked them - waiting to see if they take off in ~February. In the meantime, I'm single handedly keeping the slugs fed over the winter.
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These are adorable. Started indoors and planted out in early June, these were attacked by some evil beastie immediately and almost every morning I would find another totally decapitated (this also happened to our broccoli and other cabbages as well). Only a few survived that initial onslaught, but after the initiall seedling attack, they grew well, and quickly, and the resulting cabbages were delicious and beautiful. We're growing more in our fall garden, but spraying them daily with pepper and garlic spray, which seems to to protecting them.
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This is another Baker Creek staple for our winter crops. This cabbage has always been extremely reliable for us, and is of a size that is smaller than some other cabbage varieties, which makes it easier for us to sell. This is a very tender, tasty cabbage and we encourage buyers to eat it fresh as a lettuce-replacement in salads, which is our favorite use for this variety.
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Another great weekend is behind the Blazer volleyball squad. Last weekend was real challenging for my teammates. Unfortunately, due to injury, I was out and our team confronted a new situation.
We played with Lilly Domingos at setter last week. Lilly and the entire team did great job in making an effort and adjusting to a new situation. They came home with three wins and one loss.
Most people would think that this situation might discourage or diminish our team, but I certainly think that this is a great challenge and opportunity for even stronger bonding and unity amongst the team.
We have a big game against a really good Tulane team on Friday in New Orleans. After the Tulane match will finally be our first home match on Sunday at 1 p.m., against UTEP. We are looking forward to seeing you there and making some noise.
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Brighton Beach Leaders Want Lifetime to Pull the Plug on 'Russian Dolls'
Leaders from New York's Russian-speaking community are calling on Lifetime to pull the plug on its new reality television series "Russian Dolls," due to what they think is a stereotypical portrayal of life in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach community.
"The entire point of this show is to ridicule our community — to make us look like stupid, sex-crazed partiers," said Ari Kagan, a journalist and neighborhood activist who hosts a TV show on the Russian Television Network of America. Kagan also serves as Comptroller John Liu's liaison to the Russian-speaking community, but clarified that he was not speaking out against "Russian Dolls" in an official capacity. "Sure, we have our bad apples but we are mostly decent, hard-working, educated people. Why don't they do a show about the many Russian women who are studying hard in college to be doctors?"
The producers of "Russian Dolls," which will premier nationally on Lifetime on August 11, called the show "a look at Brighton Beach's multi-generational families whose dramas and dreams contend with their Russian heritage" in their promotional materials. But in the preview video for the series released this week, the dominant themes appear to be clubbing, young women clad in lingerie, brawls, and plentiful shots of vodka.
Kagan was one of 41 prominent Brighton Beach residents who signed onto a letter to Lifetime last year asking the network to pull the show. He said Lifetime's Senior Vice President Gena McCarthy responded, saying that Lifetime would not be making a "Russian Jersey Shore," referring to MTV's reality TV show about eight housemates spending their summer on the Jersey Shore.
But when the show began shooting, Kagan said he saw signs around the neighborhood that led him to believe Lifetime was not sticking to its promise. He said he saw Lifetime casting call flyers circulating around the neighborhood that read, "Are you the Russian Snooki or The Situation? Can people hear the Euro/Techno/Russian music blasting from your car before they see you pull up?" And he observed "Russian Dolls" producers shooting much of their footage in the neighborhood's lavish catering halls and nightclubs, such as Rasputin, on Avenue X.
A look down Brighton Beach Avenue, under the Q train tracks. (Violette79/Flickr)
"I'm disappointed," said State Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasni, who represents Brighton Beach. The community, which straddles Coney Island on the Southern end of Brooklyn, is home to many Russian-speaking immigrants from around the former Soviet Union. Sitting under the rumbling Q train tracks, Brighton Beach Ave. is lined with hundreds of small businesses that advertise in Cyrillic script.
Brook-Krasni saw the trailer earlier this week. "I certainly hope that one day the coverage for the Russian-speaking community will be more positive," he said. "The Russian community is arguably one of the most educated and successful immigrant groups. There's a lot of positive things to say."
Pictured at right: (L to R) Anna, Diana and Anastasia, who star in "Russian Dolls." Photo Credit: Barbara Nitke © 2011Lifetime Entertainment Services, LLC, All Rights Reserved.
Some Russian-Americans, however, said that the trailer may have hit the mark.
"These are caricatures of the community I grew up in, but they aren't that far from the truth," said Elina Galperin, a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of Washington, who emigrated from Belarus as a young child and spent her adolescence in nearby Bensonhurst. "Those characters are what made me want to do whatever I could to find different values to live by and a different life entirely to have. But now that I'm older, I can appreciate the stereotype and laugh about it."
The characters in "Russian Dolls," as portrayed in the trailer, fit common stereotypes of the so-called Novyi Russkiy, or "New Russians." The term is used within the community to refer to newly wealthy Russians who rose up after the fall of the Soviet Union on both sides of the Atlantic who are often lampooned for their conspicuous consumption habits.
Novelist and frequent New York Magazine contributor Michael Idov said he suspected the show would not actually be about ethnicity, but about class.
"We've been giggling at the nouveau riche since Moliere, and the invention of trance music and Armani Exchange just made things that much easier," said Idov. "Still, what I find interesting here is that the producers of the show, one of whom I've met, are of Brighton Beach stock themselves. In other words, what we have on our hands is a couple of assimilated Russian-Americans breaking into show business by exploiting the image of the unassimilated Russian-American. And that's the definition of minstrelsy."
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I'm sure this is a fairly common questions. I've been searching through the forums for a couple days hoping maybe i'd come across a puppy that resembled my Roxy. Alas, to no avail, I am here asking everyone else's opinion. :)
My family and I just recently adopted a shelter dog. We went there for one but unfortunately he didn't work out too well with my beagle and children. Before we left we decided to take a look at the other dogs when I came across this little gem. She instantly chose us to be hers. She was so sweet. A little fearful but not at all aggressive. Just unsure. She gets along so well with Link (my Beagle) and my two kids, ages 2 and 7. She's full of energy now and is such a quick learner. She does amazing on a leash and loves her walks.
The shelter guesses her to be about 3 months old and she weighs 16.3 lbs. They said she was lab mix. My husband and I have been scratching our heads trying to guess her mix. I came to this specific forum for the obvious ears she has! They are constantly erect and because of that, everyone believes she has some shepherd in her.
Regardless of what she is, she is an absolute doll and I love her so much. I'd just like to hear what other people may think.
This is my first post so I hope I do this right. :)
Sorry I'm not very good at guessing mixes. But she is just adorable and those certainly do look like shepherd ears. Looks like you were very lucky that she chose you.
possibly BC?
She looks like a shepherd to me.
Great! So I am in the right place. :)
I also think that she has GSD in her. My female, Sabra, was all ears as a baby and still has ears that are taller/longer than her mother's. Welcome to the forum. I have three words of advice - exercise and training - for her now and keep up with it. She looks wonderful.
Has the same coloring one of my old Lab mutts used to have, coat looks similar as well....
Thanks! :)
I thought I was getting a lab mix for the energy, anyway. We wanted a pup that was going to be able to keep up with us. ;) We are all about family bike rides, runs, hiking. Our beagle was extremely rambunctious as a pup. He's calmed down quite a bit but she sure is whipping him back in shape. :) They play so well together.
So far it appears that we are going to have to keep up with her, which is totally ok with us.
My dad has a black lab/terrier mix with the same coat as well. Same white markings too. But those ears! ;) I adore them.
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I think I see Lab :) Beautiful dog!
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