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ordered a 2014 srt-8----- question?
Was at the dealer today and got my order in. came across the option s-limited package and the gm and me both look at each other and said what's that. No description whatsover. Anybody knows whats that?
I saw that too had no idea. Are you in canada? I am.
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musta just been a mistake or typo
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I am in Canada and ordered my SRT on the 15th. When I ordered mine on the 15th they added that option to my build. My salesman got an email on the 21st from a Chrysler rep stating that it had to be removed if we wanted it to get scheduled. It was some type of error in the system and wasn't supposed to be on there.
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Thanks guys
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We support the scouting tradition.
The scouting tradition emphasizes a love of nature, an appreciation of the arts and a commitment to the good stewardship of the environment. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park shares these values and is pleased to support the Girl and Boy Scouts of America through discounted admission rates and special programs.
Scout Troops Self Guided Experience
Troops must pre-register HERE at least two weeks in advance to receive this special Scout Troop rate. If you have questions, please email our Education Department at firstname.lastname@example.com
These rates are valid throughout the year and include admission to all areas.
- $4.00 per scout or sibling
- 1 leader is free, 1 additional leader is $4
- $10.00 per additional adult chaperone
- No charge for member adults (must present membership card upon check-in)
- No charge for children 2 years and under
Earn a Meijer Gardens Patch
Patches are available from May through February and are not available during our Fred & Dorothy Fichter Butterflies Are Blooming exhibition.
During this self-guided program scout troops will discover fun and surprising things about birds as they explore Meijer Gardens using our "Take Flight with Birds" guide and exploration sheet. Scouts will visit a variety of habitats, including the Tropical Conservatory, wetlands, woods and Michigan's Farm Garden as they search for birds and examine bird sculptures, too. Dress for the weather and allow 2 ½ to 3 hours to complete the activities.
Troops must pre-register HERE at least two weeks in advance. These rates include all materials and a Meijer Gardens Patch:
- $6.00 per scout
- 1 leader is free, 1 additional leader is $4
- $10.00 per additional adult
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NANJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Southern Chinese city Nanjing said it will suspend official exchanges with Japanese city Nagoya following its mayor's denial of the Nanjing Massacre, a spokesman of the foreign affairs office of the Nanjing municipal government said Tuesday night.
Nagoya Mayor Kawamura Takashi said the Nanjing Massacre "probably never happened" on Monday while meeting with a delegation from Nanjing.
The spokesman said Takashi Kawamura's remarks distorted historical facts and "seriously hurt the feelings of the Nanjing people."
The Nanjing Massacre occurred in December 1937 when Japanese troops occupied the then capital of China. More than 300,000 Chinese were believed murdered and thousands of women raped.
Nanjing and Nagoya established friendly ties in 1978.
Nanking Massacre denial stirs public anger
NANJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- A Japanese politician's blunt denial of a massacre that claimed the lives of 300,000 people has sparked the ire of the Chinese public.
Mayor of Nagoya Kawamura Takashi said the Nanking Massacre "probably never happened" on Monday while meeting with a delegation from Nanjing, a city that witnessed mass murder, genocide and rape following the Japanese invasion of the city in 1937. Full story


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Black Tents
We all know that wearing black is hot in the sun but did you know that it's cooler than other colors when there's a breeze?
According to page 154 of Ornithology by Frank B. Gill: "The cooling effects of wind are most pronounced on black feathers, which concentrate solar heat near the surface of the plumage. Black feathers can increase the amount of heat that a bird's body absorbs from the environment when there is no breeze. A light breeze, however, removes the accumulating surface heat and reduces further penetration of the radiant heat."
"The black plumage of desert ravens increases convective heat loss, as do the robes and tents of Bedouin tribes in the Sahara."
Whoa! Black tents. I had no idea people used black tents in the desert. (Obviously I've not been paying attention.)
Here's a photo of a Bedouin tent in Jordan. Notice that the top is black! The cloth is woven from the hair of their black goats.
Use of black tents is not restricted to the Bedouin tribes in the Sahara and Middle East. The color is popular in the middle of the arid lands that stretch from Africa to Asia as shown on this map from The Black Tent in Its Easternmost Distribution: The Case of the Tibetan Plateau by Angela Manderscheid.
People learned that black is cooler in the desert and adapted accordingly.
The raven knew it long before people found out.
Amazingly, a raven entered the scene as I was developing this article. When I searched for a Bedouin "black tent" photo on Wikimedia Commons one result was this raven landing in a campground at Death Valley National Park.
His outspread plumage looks like a black tent.
(photo of a raven landing near a tent in Death Valley National Park via Wikimedia Commons. Photo of a Bedouin tent by Anita Gould, Creative Commons license via Flickr. Click on the images to see the originals. Today's Tenth Page is inspired by page 154 of Ornithology by Frank B. Gill.)
excerpt link to Afghanistan: An Atlas of Indigenous Domestic Architecture by Albert Szabo, Thomas Jefferson Barfield.
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Discussion in '2011 PHOTO CONTEST' started by jasper87, Nov 16, 2011.
Nice job!
Cool bike! 8)
More pictures,more pictures .please Sir!
It was almost as hard to choose the pic for the photocontest as it was to build the bike :lol:
Here's a link to an older thread with more pics.
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Draghi comments at ECB news conference
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank held its main interest rate at 0.75 percent on Thursday, deferring any cut in borrowing costs while it assesses the extent of the euro zone's economic downturn and waits for a cue to use its new bond-purchase programme.
Following are comments by ECB President Mario Draghi at a news conference after the meeting.
"We always discuss all instruments of monetary policy, but the Governing Council decided ... to keep interest rates unchanged. We have not discussed what we are going to do next year."
"Owing to high energy prices and increases in indirect taxes in some euro area countries, inflation is likely to remain above 2 percent for the remainder of 2012.
"They are expected to fall below that level in the course of next year and to remain in line with price stability over the policy horizon.
"The underlying pace of monetary expansion continues to be subdued.
"Inflation expectations for the euro area remain firmly anchored in line with our aim of maintaining inflation rates below but close to 2 percent over the medium term." Continued...


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Russ Hinze
|Russ Hinze
Joh Bjelke-Petersen (left) with Russ Hinze, 14 October 1988
|Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for South Coast
|In office
28 May 1966 – 25 May 1988
|Preceded by
|Eric Gaven
|Succeeded by
|Judy Gamin
|Personal details
|Russell James Hinze
19 June 1919
Oxenford, Queensland, Australia
|29 June 1991
(aged 72)
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
|Resting place
|Lower Coomera Cemetery
|Political party
|National Party
|Other political
|Country Party
|Ruth Elizabeth Byth (married 1947 divorced 1981), Faye McQuillan (married 1981)
|Kristy Hinze (granddaughter)
|Company director, Horse breeder
The Hon. Russell James "Russ" Hinze (19 June 1919 — 29 June 1991) was a Queensland politician in the 1970s and 1980s. He presided over an era of controversy that included the setting up of the Racing Development Fund, ministerial re-zonings and the licensing of Jupiters Casino. His career in public life spanned almost four decades, first in local government in the 1950s and 1960s, and then in State Government from 1966 to 1988.
Early life[edit]
Russell James Hinze was born on 19 June 1919 in Oxenford on the Gold Coast of Queensland. His father was a dairy farmer.[1]
He started his career as a sugar cane cutter.[1] Later, he took up dairy-farming, like his father.[1] After becoming chairman of the South Coast Cooperative Dairy Association, he was elected to the Albert Shire Council in the early 1950s, serving as shire chairman for nine years from 1958 to 1967.
In 1966, Hinze entered the State political arena as the member for South Coast, representing the then Country Party. After eight years as a backbench member of the Coalition Government, he was promoted to Cabinet. In 1971, while still a backbencher, he was part of a plot within the Country Party parliamentary wing to topple Joh Bjelke-Petersen that failed only when Bjelke-Petersen broke a tie in the party-room meeting by voting for himself.[2]
Between 1974 and 1987, he served as the Minister for Local Government and Main Roads. Between 1980 and 1987, he served as the Minister for Racing. Between 1980 and 1982, he served as the Minister for Police.[3] These ministerial positions earned him the commonly known title of 'Minister for Everything'.[4]
In February 1988, Hinze resigned in disgrace from State Parliament after damaging allegations were made against him during the Fitzgerald Inquiry, which was investigating corruption in Queensland during the Bjelke-Petersen era.
Death and personal life[edit]
He died on 29 June 1991, aged 72, before criminal charges relating to alleged corruption could be brought against him, and was buried in Lower Coomera cemetery, Gold Coast. After his death in 1991 Queensland Deputy Premier T.J. Burns remembered him in parliament with the following anecdote: "The best cartoon of him was the one that showed him as a bulldog. I saw him on television describing why he would rather be a bulldog than a mouse, but he was shown as a bulldog with dark glasses and a white cane outside a casino and brothel in the Valley that had a flashing neon light, saying he did not know there were any there."
His granddaughter, Kristy Hinze, is a model.
Hinze Dam was named in honour of the Hinze family who lived in the valley that was flooded by the dam.[5]
- ^ a b c Bob Katter, An Incredible Race of People: A Passionate History of Australia, Millers Point, New South Wales: Murdoch Books Australia, 2012, p. 300
- ^ Watts, Tim. "Joh's First Leadership Challenge". Blogging the Bookshelf. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Bob Katter, An Incredible Race of People: A Passionate History of Australia, Millers Point, New South Wales: Murdoch Books Australia, 2012, p. 297
- ^ Hansard, 16 July 1991, pp. 6, 10, 14
- ^ What's in a Name: Hinze Dam (streaming audio). Brisbane, Queensoland: ABC Radio. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- Queensland Legislative Assembly (16 July 1991). "Queensland Legislative Assembly Hansard" (PDF). Retrieved 17 January 2006.
- "ABC Radio National". Queensland: Ten Years After Fitzgerald. Retrieved 17 January 2006.
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An historic first for the USA: International Conference on Education and Inequality
Later this month the city and Rutgers University will see history made, when scholars from around the world gather on the Newark campus to discuss educational access and social inequalities. The July 23-July 26 conference will mark the first time that the conference sponsor has ever met on American soil. What's more, the event will be the third international conference held at Rutgers-Newark since May.
In the 30 years since its inception, the International Standing Conference for the History of Education (ISCHE) has held its annual conference in cities such as Oslo, Norway; Budapest, Hungary; Oxford, England; and Sydney, Australia. This year, however, the ISCHE decided to hold its first-ever gathering in the U.S., and selected Newark as its locale. Approximately 175 education historians, from all over the world, will gather to examine issues impacting educational access, possible reforms to bridge achievement gaps, and how access – or lack of it – impacts social inequalities. "Education and Inequality: Historical Approaches to Schooling and Social Stratification" will also include a special session on the history of Rutgers in Newark, in honor of the centennial anniversary of the campus.
Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker has been invited to deliver opening greetings on July 23 at 5 p.m
The fact that "the first ISCHE meeting on American soil" is in Newark reflects "enthusiasm" about the city's current leadership and its ability to "move the city into a true renaissance for all of its citizens," stated organizer Alan R. Sadovnik, a professor of education, sociology, and public administration and public affairs at Rutgers in Newark. Sadovnik also noted that the conference theme is especially pertinent in Newark and in New Jersey, where both the city and the state are working hard to find equitable solutions and services to meet the diverse educational needs of students from a broad range of social and economic backgrounds.
Newark was an attractive location for conference organizers, said Sadovnik, because it is home to an international airport, boasts homegrown attractions such as The Newark Museum and Prudential Center, and offers quick and easy access to New York City, but is far more affordable than New York City hotels and restaurants.
"As Mayor of Newark, it is a great privilege to welcome the ISCHE conference, and an even greater privilege for our entire City to be the first in America to host this important meeting of educators from around the world," said Cory Booker. He noted, "By studying how we have taught our children in the past, we will learn how to teach them in the present and future, to empower our children, in the neighborhoods of Newark, and across our nation and world. Here at Rutgers-Newark's historic century-old campus, we will manifest the spiritual values we seek to build for all of humanity."
Keynote speakers, who hail from two continents, are:
• Professor Joyce Goodman, University of Winchester, United Kingdom;
• Professor Francisco Ramirez, Stanford University, California, USA;
• Professor Ronald Butchart, University of Georgia, Georgia, USA.
Conference participants will stay in the Hilton Newark Penn Station and the Robert Treat Hotel, as well as on campus. They will have several opportunities to experience Newark and the New York metropolitan area first-hand, including a banquet in one of the Ironbound's Portuguese restaurants, a bus tour of Newark, a visit to the New Jersey Historical Society and a Broadway theater outing.
A full conference program is online at http://ische30.newark.rutgers.edu/ Media who wish to attend all or part of the conference should contact Carla Capizzi, 973/353-5262.
The ISCHE will be the third international gathering of scholars to take place in Newark since May. A four-day international mathematics colloquium was held in early May, and from June 7-8 the campus hosted a Sino-U.S. conference on improving government performance.
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Ideally located steps from Erhai Lake, Dali Haiqi Courtyard No. 7 Hotel offers comfy rooms decorated in a local traditional style in Dali. Free WiFi is available in the public areas. It also features a restaurant and a bar. The lakefront Dali Haiqi Courtyard No. 7 is within a 20-minute walk of Dali Ancient Town and Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple. Dali Railway Station is a 50-minute drive away. Dali Airport can be reached in 70 minutes by car. All rooms are equipped with a flat-screen TV. Slippers, free toiletries and a hairdryer are provided in the private bathroom with a shower. Views of Erhai Lake can be enjoyed in each unit. Staff at the front desk can assist with luggage storage, tour arrangements bicycle rental and car hire. Shuttle service subject to a surcharge can also be arranged. Guests can enjoy meals at the on-site restaurant. Meanwhile some local dishes can be found within walking distance.


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Decade of duck derby continues — dinner anywhere on the planet
It's been a decade since rubber ducks started racing at Mass Audubon's Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary and the flock is in training for a return to the Barney's Joy channel starting line on Saturday, Aug. 17.
As usual, the owner of the winning duck will be able to select an expenses-paid dinner-for-two destination anywhere in the world.
The day after the derby, Sunday, Aug. 18, the Wildlife Sanctuary will again host its Duck Derby Festival at sanctuary headquarters, 1280 Horseneck Road, Westport. Events will include the Ducky Dash 5k and the Kids Totally Quackers Obstacle Course. While paid registration is required for the 5k race and obstacle course (and includes a duck entry for registrations before August 16) – the festival is free and open to the public.
The duck race will start Saturday at 3 p.m. As the race takes place on private land, spectators must contact the Sanctuary to register. That can be done by calling (508) 636-2437 or emailing email@example.com .
The adopted ducks will race on the incoming tide from Buzzards Bay into Allens Pond, and the first to cross the finish line wins the grandpPrize - dinner for two anywhere in the world — (includes airfare and two nights' lodging). Last year, Linda and Ron Gaudet's duck Madge took that prize and sent the lucky couple off to New Zealand.
In addition to the grand prize, there are 55 other prizes to win, including the elusive Stealth Duck, the "slow and steady" last place Slacker Quacker, and, in honor of 10 years of racing, the Decade Duck.
Sunday kicks off at 8 a.m. with the second running of the Ducky Dash 5k over one of the region's most scenic courses. Preregistration is $30 and includes a racing duck. Onsite registration (without duck entry) will also be available the morning of the race. Following the 5k, children ages 10 and under can attempt the Totally Quackers obstacle course. Registration for both events can be done by visiting http://www.active.com.
At 11 a.m., post-race festivities commence on the grounds near the field station from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. and will include a $5 barbecue lunch, games and crafts for kids, educational exhibits, live music with Neal McCarthy & Friends, video replay of the race, silent auction, and live plant auction. All derby proceeds will be used to support programs at Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary.
To adopt duck, go to the Allens Pond Web site at www.allenspond.org
Entrants can purchase one duck for $10, five for $40, or 13 for $100. Entries will be accepted online until 4 p.m. on August 16 and at the field station until 1:30 p.m. on race day. Duck entry forms can also be picked up at the Bayside Restaurant, Partners Village Store, Davoll's General Store, Sylvan Nursey and Alderbrook Farm. Prize winners need not be present to win.
The Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary conducts a number of programs to study and preserve this beautiful and ecologically important site. In addition to the efforts at Allens Pond, the sanctuary also runs outreach programs in the surrounding local communities including Wareham at Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, and monitors Osprey and coastal water birds at other sites in Westport and Dartmouth.
For more information on Massachusetts Audubon, to adopt a duck, or for derby details, go to www.massaudubon.org/duckderby or call the Sanctuary at 508-636-2437.


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Sooo my name is still Teena Maxwell.
I haven't been part of the modeling scene for a little while now. But i am still interested in building up a portfolio.
Photography is wonderful. I love seeing new things being done and different ideas flowing. I've started to do my own photography but just testing the waters for now.
For now since i'm just getting back into it, i'll be doing this all TFP. I really enjoy meeting new people. I'm quirky and odd and also i can be quite hyper active..soo its all fun!
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Two-time Olympian Natasha Brown is in her 12th year at Drake. Brown served seven years as an assistant track coach at the University of Missouri from 1993-2000. Brown also served as an assistant coach at Northwestern (La.) State University in 1992-93.
During her tenure as head women's track and field coach, the Bulldogs have set over 40 school records including three women's outdoor, two men's outdoor, one women's indoor and one men's indoor records during the 2013 season.
Drake qualified four men (Brogan Austin, Kevin Harp, Travis Marsh and Isaac Twombly) and two women (Marissa Smith and Sarah Yeager) to the 2013 NCAA Regional Outdoor meet and sent Isaac Twombly to both the NCAA Division I National Championship indoor and outdoor meets. In 2012, Drake qualifed five men and three women to the NCAA Regional Outdoor meet as well.
The Bulldogs also earned four titles at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championship including Brogan Austin (5000), Ryan Cook (high jump), Sarah Yeager (100m hurdles) and the men's 4x400 relay team of Kai Asberry, Steven Jordan, Travis Marsh and Brett Wright. MVC Indoor Championship crowns were claimed by Sarah Yeager (60m hurdles), Brogan Austin (5000), Isaac Twombly (weight throw) and the men's 4x400 relay. Twombly was also named the most outstanding male field athlete for the MVC Indoor meet.
Under Brown's leadership, Drake senior Jon DeGrave placed 10th at the 2011 outdoor NCAA West Regional in 400 hurdles, qualifying for the NCAA National Championship. He also ran his personal best and second fastest time in school history in the 400 hurdles (50.93) at the Drake Relays earning MVC Men's Track Athlete of the Week honors. Brown's coaching team also led Drake senior Ari Curtis to placing 10th in the 400 intermediate hurdles, while setting a school record of 57.89 for the fifth time during the season at the 2010 NCAA Division I Championship meet. Curtis set a school record of 1:00.00 the first time she ever ran the 400 intermediate hurdles on April 3, 2010 and continued to improve all season.
In 2005, a school record seven events qualified at the NCAA Midwest Regional Outdoor Track and Field Championships. In her first year as head coach of both the men's and women's track teams in 2004, Drake had three athletes advance to the NCAA Midwest Regional.
In 2003 Regina Hill became the first Drake athlete to win an individual title in the Missouri Valley Conference women's outdoor meet since 1996 when she captured the 100 and ran on the winning 4x100 relay, which set a Southern Illinois stadium record.
Brown has represented the United States on 16 national teams, highlighted by running a leg on the U.S. silver medal women's 4x400 relay at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Brown was ranked second in the world in the 400 in 1993 after her silver medal performance at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. She also won a gold medal as a member of the 4x400 relay team that established a world championship record of 3:16.71 at the 1993 World Championships. She also was a member of the 4x400 relay team, which set an American record en route to winning the silver medal at the 1997 World Indoor Championships.
She was ranked in the U.S. top 10 in the 400 indoor and outdoor eight times from 1989 to 1994. Brown was a six-time NCAA All-American at Missouri, setting a national collegiate record of 51.92 in the 400 at the 1989 NCAA Indoor Championships. She was a five-time Big Eight Conference champion and was named the 1989 Big Eight Female Athlete of the Year.


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Eye of the Beholder
New York performance artist Annie Murdock is the daughter of Robert Murdock, the former curator of contemporary art at the Dallas Museum of Art, and since graduating from Wesleyan University she's been studying in New York and Oaxaca and working with paper sculpture artist Lesley Dill. So you could say art fits her like a glove. Or rather, lots and lots of latex gloves as these sterile, stretchy instruments are the main elements in one of her works. They are the many folds in her long-sleeved, floor-length ball gown and the hand-shaped crown and frilly layers of her lighted hat. She wears them as gloves, too, then accessorizes with huge costume jewelry and runway-style makeup.
Making clothes from nontraditional materials and then performing them as moving sculptures is Murdock's artistic focus. Scarlett O'Hara and Maria von Trapp have nothing on her with their curtains-as-fabric clothes-making skills. Murdock has also used rope to make dresses connecting two people who test their limits of mobility from each other until they battle in a full-on tug-of-war for freedom. Her latest undertaking, Intention, is another fashion-as-sculpture project that will "explore the dynamics of freedom and choice." It also includes installation aspects and sound. She'll perform it Friday at The Casket Factory in South Dallas as part of an artist-in-residence project that's a collaboration between the University of Texas at Dallas and SouthSide on Lamar lofts and gallery. She'll also be one of the artists contributing to the Dallas Center for Contemporary Art's Piece Work exhibit in January. Apparently, Texas fits her like a glove, too.
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Size-dependent visual predation risk and the timing of vertical migration in zooplankton
Limnol. Oceanogr., 45(8), 2000, 1838-1844 | DOI: 10.4319/lo.2000.45.8.1838
ABSTRACT: Zooplankton commonly exhibit diel vertical migration (DVM), descending from food-rich surface waters during the day. If DVM is a tradeoff between avoiding size-selective visually hunting predators and maximizing energy gain, smaller bodied prey should enter surface waters earlier and leave later than larger, more visually conspicuous organisms. Conventional sampling technologies lack the temporal resolution to test this prediction. Here, we report on the first test of this prediction using a new submersible optical-acoustic imaging system capable of resolving the timing of migration of the euphausiid crustacean Euphausia pacifica Hansen. Smaller bodied animals consistently ascended as much as 30 min earlier and descended up to 45 min later than adults. The timing of vertical migration reflects how the size-dependent risk of attack by visual predators alters the tradeoff between feeding and predator avoidance, supporting the predator-avoidance hypothesis for DVM.


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Being a Good Mom: Feeding my Baby
Recently, a number of blogging friends discussed the things they do as parents that might make them "crappy" parents in the eyes of others. It seems like there is always one debate or another when it comes to parenting issues. I'm not sure a mom can ever get it quite right. That's why I'm all about trusting my mommy instinct and doing what works for my family.
So, I thought I would share a few things from my formula for mom. Things change almost constantly it seems and I know there are plenty of people out there that would be happy to chime in on the way I do things. But they work for us and W is happy. I'm pretty sure that means I'm doing my job as mom.
This week I am sharing some of the things that we have been through when it comes to food and feeding.
- I supplemented breastfeeding with formula in the beginning. Then exclusively formula fed from four months on.
- I used a variety of formula brands depending on what we had coupons and checks for.
- I did feed him some store-bought, non-organic baby food.
- I started him on solids around six months. I let him try anything he was interested in, including peanut butter.
- I let him eat chicken nuggets fairly regularly.
- He often drinks 2% milk rather than whole milk.
Guess what? W is extremely healthy and happy. That is what I base my choices on. So, do what works for you as a mom! Go with your gut feelings because there is something to those!


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Hitman HD Trilogy Game Xbox 360 Product Description
For the very first time experience over forty incredible missions across three classic Hitman Games all presented in glorious HD. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to the franchise, this is your opportunity to take on the contracts that defined the series and fully established Agent 47 as the World's Ultimate Assassin.
Includes Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman: Contracts and Hitman: Blood Money.
Hitman 2 Silent Assassin is the sequel to the popular Hitman: Codename 47. Once again, enter the mind of the Hitman, an assassin for-hire who is trying to distance himself from his violent past and discover his true identity. Eventually, you find yourself tricked into returning to your trade by a twisted Russian crime boss bent on assisting rogue countries for his own personal and financial gain. You soon realize that you're caught in the middle of a ring of deception and discover that you have become a target yourself - of a highly trained ex-Spetsnaz assassin.
- 20 missions situated in exotic locations
- Choice of 1st or 3rd person viewpoints
- Mid-mission save options
- Enhanced inventory system shopping
- New ranking system
- Multiple styles of play
- Massive arsenal of weapons
- Advanced level design & engine dynamics
Hitman Contracts delivers more action-packed and suspense-filled missions, with a greater variety of ways to make the perfect kill and an increased arsenal of firearms and close-combat weapons. A new graphics engine showcases your 'work' in brutal detail and brings the new locations to life. An improved control system and more gradual learning curve will ensure that the game is accessible to all aspiring hitmen.
Hitman Contracts takes you into the mind of Agent 47, the most ruthlessly efficient contract killer in history. The game begins in Paris as Agent 47 finds himself wounded and trapped in what is a dangerous situation, even for him. Hitman Contracts explores the dark psychology of killing for a living and promises to be the most disturbing episode in the series.
Agent 47's sinister methods of execution are now delivered in high-definition, fully utilising the power of Microsoft's next-generation video game and entertainment system.
Agent 47 is back and this time he's paid in cold, hard cash. How the money is spent will affect his passage through the game and the weapons at his disposal, resulting in a unique gameplay experience for each player. Powered by a new version of IO-Interactive's stunning Glacier engine, Hitman: Blood Money will deliver the most brutal and realistic simulation of the life of a merciless assassin.
In Hitman Blood Money, Agent 47 finds himself in the midst of a war between two rival contract agencies. When assassins from his contract agency, the ICA, are systematically eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. Suddenly, Agent 47 loses contact with the ICA. Sensing that he may be the next target, he travels to America where he attempts to carry on with business as usual.
- 'Blood Money' system - the cleaner the 'hit' the more money you receive which can be spent on reducing your notoriety, weapon customisation, specialist equipment and information
- Customisable weapons - modify Agent 47's custom weapons in a variety of ways including sound, recoil, rate of fire, damage, reload speed, accuracy and zoom
- Gripping narrative - who is wiping out the ICA and what is their motivation?
- New engine - the world of the assassin has never been so interactive and looked so good!
- New gameplay techniques - including distraction, accidents, body disposal, human shield, decoy weapons etc.
- New control and camera system - Agent 47 now moves independently of the camera
- New moves - Agent 47 can now climb, hide, scale ledges and automatically pass low obstacles
- Improved AI - guards will follow blood trails, investigate suspicious items and behaviour. New pathfinder engine provides improved tracking and movement with realistic enemy behaviour and interaction
- Soundtrack by BAFTA-winning composer Jesper Kyd
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|To Save Game
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|Offline Xbox Live Vision
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|Arcade Stick
|Fight Stick
|Force Feedback Wheel
|Game Pad
|60hz Only
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|Online Friends
|Online Achievements
|User Generated Content
|Split Screen
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Wal-Mart shocked the pharmaceutical world Thursday morning announcing that it will cut prescription generic drug prices to $4:
As part of its ongoing commitment to providing more affordable healthcare for America's working families, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) today announced that it will make nearly 300 generic drugs available for only $4 per prescription for up to a 30-day supply at commonly prescribed dosages. The program, to be launched on Friday, will be available to customers and associates of the 65 Wal-Mart, Neighborhood Market and Sam's Club pharmacies in Tampa Bay, Fla. area, and will be expanded to the entire state in January 2007.
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The frustration trainer John O'Shea has endured in getting crack colt Charge Forward back to the track can be erased at Warwick Farm on Sunday when his autumn campaign is kick-started in the Challenge Stakes.
Charge Forward, last year's Golden Slipper runner-up and a three-year-old with a win over Fastnet Rock to his credit, will be ridden by Corey Brown in the weight-for-age sprint in which he lines up against a high-class field.
Queensland flyer Star Of Florida will be chasing his third consecutive Challenge Stakes victory, with Hugh Bowman booked to ride, while emerging star Snippetson (Glen Boss) joins the Darren Beadman-partnered Impaler in the race. "There's a few good ones in the race for Charge Forward to chase," O'Shea said yesterday. "But, for a change, everything seems to be going right with Charge Forward now."
O'Shea had planned to run Charge Forward first-up from a spell in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington only to scratch it due to a wet track. The colt then missed the Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley after he was found to be coughing after trackwork leading up to that group 1.
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Beadman, whose strong book of rides at Rosehill on Saturday includes Media in the Magic Night Stakes, said he was looking forward to partnering likely Rosehill Guineas favourite Cheval De Troy in that group 1 for New Zealand trainer Colin Jillings.
"He's a nice horse and it looks like the bigger track will suit him," Beadman said. "He didn't have the best of luck when he ran third in the Canterbury Guineas so he should be hard to beat this week on the strength of that effort."
Meanwhile, four-time Golden Slipper-winning trainer Clarry Conners will run the John Singleton-owned filly Sprung in the Magic Night following her late scratching on vets' advice from last Saturday's Reisling Stakes.
Conners had accepted with Sprung for tomorrow's $100,000 Illawarra 2YO Classic but said she would be scratched from that race due to a wide barrier. "We had her vetted when we got her home from the races after Saturday and she was just a bit sore in her feet," Conners said.
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Serves 4
4 small sweet potatoes (1 kg)
5 tbsp olive oil
40ml balsamic vinegar ( commercial rather than premium grade)
20g caster sugar
12 spring onions, halved length-ways and cut into 4cm segments
1 red chilli, thinly sliced
6 fresh ripe figs (240g ), quartered
150g soft goat's cheese, crumbled (optional)
Maldon sea salt and black pepper
Preheat the oven to 240°C.
Wash the sweet potatoes, halve lengthways and cut each again similarly into 3 long wedges.
Mix with 3 tablespoons of the olive oil, 2 teaspoons of salt and black pepper. Spread the wedges on a baking sheet, skin-side down, and cook for about 25 minutes until soft. Remove from the oven and cool.
For the balsamic reduction, place the balsamic vinegar and sugar in a small pan. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 2–4 minutes, or until it thickens. Remove the pan from the heat when the vinegar is still runnier than honey; it will thicken as it cools. Stir in a drop of water before serving if it does become too thick to drizzle.
Arrange the sweet potatoes on a serving platter. Heat the remaining oil in a medium saucepan and add the spring onions and chilli. Fry on a medium heat for 4–5 minutes, stirring often — careful not to burn the chilli — and then spoon the oil, onions and chilli over the potatoes.
Dot the figs among the wedges and then drizzle over the balsamic reduction. Serve at room temperature with the cheese crumbled over, if using.
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Anxiety in the financial system is at an "unprecedented high", according to a survey that says the fragility of the world economy and a return to recession are the biggest risks facing the global banking industry.
But on a more positive note, local respondents rated the preparedness of this country's banks to handle the dangers better than the global average.
"This suggests New Zealand banks see themselves as among the better prepared," the survey said.
The Banking Banana Skins report, by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Centre for the Study of Financial Information, canvassed more than 700 respondents in 58 countries, including 22 in New Zealand, during November and December last year.
It highlights the risks facing the global banking system, as seen by bankers, regulators and observers of the industry.
PwC financial services partner Sam Shuttleworth said it was "unquestionably the bleakest response" in the 13-year history of the survey.
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Shuttleworth said that in 2010, when the report was last done, political interference was the top concern of respondents around the world. Now, it is number four in New Zealand and the fifth-greatest concern globally.
"Back in 2010, the actions of overseas governments to rescue their banks from financial disarray may have restored the system, but it left the global banking industry deeply politicised," said Shuttleworth. "Moving forward to today, political interference is no longer considered such a concern by overseas banks because it's actually a reality, through providing financial support, stricter regulations and exerting pressure on banks' business decisions."
The survey also found there was concern about a rerun of the 2008 financial crisis, especially in the eurozone, with the potential for banks' funding markets to seize up again.
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Cyberknife treatment, with the support of WorldMed Assist, is accessible at high caliber hospitals in the US and abroad. We generally choose medical facilities certified by JCAHO or the Joint Commission International (JCI) for partnerships. In addition, the international hospitals work in co-operation with medical facilities in the US, such as Johns Hopkins and Harvard Medical, to achieve excellence in medical care. Our medically educated case managers are trained to facilitate your treatment with a personal approach appropriate for your specific circumstances.
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What is Cyberknife cancer treatment?
Cyberknife is a non-invasive frameless stereotactic radiosurgery system that treats tumors anywhere in the body. Cyberknife is the robotic system that utilizes the skeletal structure of the body as a reference, eliminating the need for the invasive frame for intracranial lesions. It can be applied to the whole body including the targets in medulla spinallis and spine using one or multiple fraction. For a video explaining Cyberknife as an alternative cancer treatment, please see: cyberknife cancer treatment.
General patient characteristics
Three basic characteristics are important for patient selection in Cyberknife®
similar to other radiosurgery applications. Firstly, patients should have reasonable overall survival after radiosurgery treatment. Benign lesions are in this group and are easily treated with radiosurgery. Patients who have malign tumors and expected life is more than 6 months could be treated with radiosurgery. Secondly, capacity of patient cooperation to all diagnostic and treatment stages is important. Treatment time takes longer for patients who do not have complete cooperation. At last, patients whose tumor borders are clearly verified with radiological scans are good candidates for radiosurgery treatment.
Cyberknife target field size
Target field size is one of the important parameter for Cyberknife®
as in all other radiosurgery implementations. Acceptable lesion diameter is around 3 cm for intracranial lesions. Also, some institutes expand this until 3.5 cm.
Treating larger field sizes for some lesions can be possible with some of the features of Cyberknife®. We believe that especially for irregularly-shaped lesions, a non-isocentric plan can generate greater conformality than an isocentric plan. More homogenous dose distribution can be achieved while sparing the organ at risk. However clinical judgement should be exercised with all treatment plans. In addition, Cyberknife®
eliminates the need for the frame used in traditional radiosurgery system. Because of that irregular-shaped lesions around 4.5-5 cm diameter can be treated with Cyberknife®
using one or multiple fractions.
Proximity of critical structures
Lesion proximity to the critical structures is an important criteria for radiosurgery treatments. Some of the examples for critical structures are optic/vestibular/cochlear nerves and brainstem. Adjacent critical structures to the tumor can be treated with extreme precision and accuracy in Cyberknife therapy.
system. The manipulator enables unlimited beam positions, which provides access to many tumors that are unreachable by other radiosurgery systems. System can continuously track, detect and correct tumor and patient movement throughout the treatment.
Possibility of staged radiosurgery
It is very difficult to deliver high doses at once for some cases, especially for big
tumor size (around 4-5 cm diameter) and tumors near the critical structure. Total dose can be divided into multiple fractions and complication risk can be reduced with Cyberknife®
radiosurgery system.
Treatment indications
Acoustic neuromas
Radiosurgery is one of the agreed treatment modality for acoustic neuroma as well as surgery. Surgery is an inevitable technique on tumors with big diameter and pressing on brainstem. However radiosurgery in addition to surgery is commonly used in all over the world for acoustic neuromas with up to 3-3.5 cm diameter. Also complication risk can be reduced by increasing fraction number. *61 patient treated with Cyberknife®
in 1999-2001 were followed up for a minimum 36 months at Stanford University and 98% of treated tumor (60/61) were controlled (48% of 61 decreased in size and 50% of 61 were stable), only one treated tumor (2%) progressed after radiosurgery. Before treatment 13 patients had no hearing (Gardner-Robertson Gr V). Except of this group, all patients hearing level were preserved. Two of the patients hearing functions were better than before treatment (patient 1: from GR Gr:II to Gr:1 and patient 2: GR Gr:III to Gr:1). In no patients did new trigeminal disfunction develop, nor did any patient experience permanent injury to their facial nerve. Two patients experienced transient facial twitching after one year that resolved in 3 to 5 months. Cyberknife®
is a new radiosurgery technique that offer staged radiosurgery, higher conformality and low complication risk for acoustic neuromas.
Metastatic tumors
Of all brain metastases 30-60% originates from primary lung cancer, 10-30% from breast cancer and 5-21% from malign melanoma. Metastatic brain tumors are generally well-shaped and round lesions. They affect the surrounding tissues with pressing rather than infiltration. Surrounding infiltration field to the target is not larger than 5 mm for most cases. In cases with single brain metastasis, total excision and then whole brain irradiation (TBI) is the preferred treatment technique. However, in multiple and depth located brain metastasis, radiosurgery has been an efficient treatment modality for many years. Overall survival of patients can be increased without decreasing the quality of life by using single or combined techniques as mentioned above.
RTOG (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group) showed that mean survival time is 9.6 months for C1 group patients for multiple brain metastases with a single TBI treatment. Mean survival time was 11.6 months for the same group of patients when first TBI and then radiosurgery was applied. It increased to 15.2 months when first radiosurgery and then TBI applied. Cyberknife®
robotic radiosurgery reaches the same high tumor control ratios compared to other radiosurgery techniques and it also has higher conformality ratios on metastasis localized in critical regions.
The most effective treatment is of course total surgical excision. Cyberknife®
presents a new alternative for residual tumors which are not totally excised due to their localization and for cases that can't undergo surgery due to localization of tumor or patient's situations. Cyberknife®
provides a high conformality using inverse-planning algorithm and non-isocentric beams for wide dural based and non-spherical lesions.
Arteriovenous malformations
As a result of rapid advancement in microsurgery technique, some studies with big patient number reported 90-99% cure rate in AVMs which have 3-4% annual bleeding risk and 1% mortality risk. Morbidity and mortality risks are changing between 8-18% and 1-5% respectively in surgical examination. Although surgical intervention displays successful results, radiosurgery is still an important therapy choice for small or middle AVMs localized deeply or in critical brain areas or unreachable. The mechanism of obliteration in AVM with radiosurgery is to cause hyperplasia in vascular intima giving rise to progressive shrival and obliteration. The development of this obliteration takes 3 years.
Pituitary adenomas
The primary therapy for pituitary adenomas is surgery. 8-15% recurrence and 0.3-1.8% mortality ratio are reported in different studies for pituitary micro adenomas with transsphenoidal surgery. Hormone control ratios are changing between 42 to 86% according to the type of hormone in hormone releasing adenomas. Although the radiosurgery series are small, some authors reported interesting results such as between 0 to 2% recurrence and 48 to 100% hormonal control ratios. The results of radiosurgery are generally satisfying in prolactinoma, acromegaly and Cushing adenomas. Nelson Syndrome results are not well enough with radiosurgery. Finally, it is possible to reach high tumor control ratios with Cyberknife®
in adenomas which are grown up after surgery or can not be completely removed with surgery due to closeness to anterior vision region.
Boost treatment in malign gliomas
Glial tumors are the most common tumors in brain. 35% of all brain tumors are diagnosed as an anaplastic astrocytoma (AA) or glioblastome multiforme (GBM). Especially in GBMs, the mean survival time is 1 year after aggressive surgery combined with conventional radiotherapy. Since these tumors are invasive and their borders are not detected properly in radiological investigations, the success of radiosurgery is limited in any type of them. Radiosurgery after surgery and conventional radiotherapy increases survival time significantly in malign tumors with radiologically well-detected borders.
In a study conducted by Bloomington, Okayama and Stanford groups together reported that mean survival time with Cyberknife®
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Under Doc Rivers, the Celtics won six Atlantic Division titles and made three Finals appearances.
Anyone in my business who has ever held a microphone or digital recorder loves Doc Rivers. He is personable, quotable and (mostly) available, and he is a hell of a basketball coach.
Clippers Acquire Doc Rivers
But it is impossible to feel good about his leaving the Boston Celtics for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Breaking News: LAC/BOS Agreement
The problem is that no one is wrong for pursuing this. There's no one to "blame." But the result isn't easy to swallow.
The deal, completed in principle Sunday night, will allow Rivers to get out of the rest of his five-year, $35 million contract with the Celtics in order to go to the Clippers. L.A. will send an unprotected 2015 first-round pick to Boston as compensation. Rivers will get a three-year, $21 million deal from the Clippers, a compromise by both sides.
A source indicated that Rivers will also have more say about basketball decisions with the Clippers than he did in Boston, where he had a good relationship with Celtics general manager Danny Ainge. But Ainge nonetheless had the final say.
The agreement ended an on-again, off-again saga that took more than a week to conclude and occasionally upstaged the recently concluded NBA Finals. Rivers' increasing angst about whether he wanted to remain in Boston dovetailed with the Clippers' need to hire a top-shelf coach to keep star free agent Chris Paul happy.
"Everyone wanted this to happen," a source involved in the talks said Sunday night.
Trades for coaches have occurred about a half-dozen times in NBA history, most recently in 2007 when the Heat received compensation for allowing Stan Van Gundy to go to the Orlando Magic.
In 1983, the Chicago Bulls sent a second-round draft pick to Atlanta as compensation for coach Kevin Loughery. The Hawks used that pick, oddly enough, to select Glenn "Doc" Rivers with the 31st overall pick.
The deal allows Ainge to bring in a coach who is more comfortable with the franchise rebuild that will now certainly start in earnest. Paul Pierce is likely to be bought out by next Sunday's deadline for $5 million, making him a free agent. Kevin Garnett is almost certain to be dealt somewhere sometime soon. Boston isn't going to go to the bottom of the Eastern Conference; with Rajon Rondo and Avery Bradley and Jeff Green and Jared Sullinger, the Celts still have a lot of talent to build around. But their days as a title contender are now certainly over.
Nothing wrong with Ainge trying to get as much from the Clips as possible. If Rivers was Ainge's biggest trade chip, he had to use it. If Ainge could have pulled off the Brinks' job of two first-round picks and guard Eric Bledsoe for Rivers and Garnett, which was the original offer, you could have handed him the 2013-14 Executive of the Year trophy now. And there's nothing wrong with Boston's management saving $21 million in the process.
And there's nothing wrong with the Clippers doing everything they had to do to make sure Paul had no excuse to fly the coop. As I've said many times, superstars rarely barge into the GM's office, or the owner's penthouse, and make demands. They don't have to.
The Clippers knew what they had to do to make Paul happy -- replace Del Negro, and fast, with one of the league's top three or four coaches. That, they have done, by passing on former Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins, former Nets and Pelicans coach Byron Scott and Pacers associate head coach Brian Shaw -- all of whom were candidates in L.A. -- for Rivers.
It's not like other teams, like the Nets, didn't also reach out to Boston over the last couple of years to try and get permission to talk with Rivers.
The Clips are in a unique position in franchise history. For the first time ever, they'll start a season as the reigning division champs and will be expected to be better than the Lakers. They'll never be what the Lake Show is in Los Angeles, but they now have a chance to get a strong, permanent foothold in the region. In Paul and Blake Griffin, they already had two personable, talented stars; now, they have the same kind of presence on the bench.
Rivers' presence will give the Clippers gravitas with most of the local media and could be a beacon for free agents down the road -- not that they'll have much money with which to lure those players after Paul signs his expected nine-figure extension in 10 days or so.
Finally, there's nothing wrong with Rivers being interested in the Clippers. That's a two-way street; they had to reciprocate the interest and agree to send that first Boston's way, and if it hadn't worked out, who knows? Maybe Rivers would have announced Monday he was going to stay in Boston. But that didn't happen, and the idea of Doc Rivers, as good a man as there is in the game, working for Donald Sterling just feels discordant.
It feels wrong that, for whatever reason, Rivers is not going to be in Boston when the bad times come. Again, this doesn't make him unique; Vince Lombardi didn't stay long past the end of the Packers' glory days, and I don't expect Gregg Popovich to stick around the sidelines in San Antonio when Tim Duncan is finished, either.
But this is different from Ray Allen, a free agent who wasn't under contract in Boston, leaving for the Heat. Beantown fans may not have liked it, but Allen was under no obligation to stay.
Rivers could have resigned after the Celtics lost to the Lakers in the 2010 Finals, done a year's work recharging his batteries in television, then come back and signed anywhere he wanted. There would have been no problems with it here. But he stayed.
When Rivers signed the five-year deal in 2011, he insisted he would be around for the long haul, that he was resigned to the fact that Ainge would have to take a cleaver to his beloved roster in the near future. And Ainge made it clear that part of the reason Rivers was getting $7 million a year was to take some Ls down the road. A heroic playoff performance in 2012 that got the Celtics within a game of The Finals only delayed the inevitable, and Rondo's ACL tear last spring finished the job.
Of course, Rivers is allowed to change his mind, if he now viewed rebuilding as something less savory. It's just that college coaches do this all the time -- they leave one program for another, and the players are stuck where they are, only free to leave when they sacrifice a year of eligibility. Rondo could demand to be traded now, I guess, but Ainge would be under no obligation to make it happen.
Most sad is that this is the end of one of the better eras in basketball in recent years. Rivers said it a million times in huddles that our TNT coach's mics picked up: we're in this together! You can't do it alone! You have to trust each other! No hero ball!
But the fact is he is leaving Boston. It doesn't make him a bad person, but it doesn't make me happy, either.
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Revolution Health Group cuts staff to 'consolidate'
"We had some natural synergies that made sense to consolidate," spokesman Brad Burns told MM&M. "Last October we had about 180 employees and today we're at about 200."
Burns noted that the latest staff cuts were "primarily due to a reorganization," following Revolution Health's HealthTalk acquisition last December. Last October, Revolution Health laid off 60 employees at its Revolution Health Network division.
Revolution Health's CEO is entrepreneur and AOL founder Steve Case, who has been banking on pharma marketers to help him build an online healthcare empire with his web platform.
But Case has publicly lamented the pharmaceutical industry's hesitation to embrace interactive marketing and inject a greater share of promotional budget into online initiatives.
"It is astonishing to me how under-invested this industry is in digital media," Case told delegates at the seventh annual ePharma Summit in Philadelphia in January. "This is crazy."


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Our mission: To protect and enhance the quality of life for domestic, farm and wild animals in B.C.
Victoria was found in November 2011 wandering the streets the Langley. She was soon brought to the BC SPCA Abbotsford Branch in hopes of reuniting her with her family, with no identification that was going to be quite the challenge.
When no one came forward for this beautiful young domestic short hair an appointment was made at a local veterinarians office to have her spayed and tattooed.
Once recovered, Victoria was made available for adoption, but sadly no one seemed to be looking for a young, friendly, black and white cat. So instead of hanging around the Abbotsford for too long, Victoria took a ride on The Drive for Lives program to the BC SPCA Richmond Education & Adoption Centre Branch.
Initially shy with people she ended up warming up to just the right people when they came looking in March 2012. Her new family has written to let us know how Victoria, now Binky, keeps these days.
We had been looking for a little kitty to share our lives for some time when, on a whim, we took a trip to the Richmond SPCA and immediately fell in love with Victoria (now called Binky)! She was everything we had been looking for, small, sweet and black and white.
We officially adopted her at the beginning of March 2012 and she has already brought so much joy and love into our lives in the 4 months we have owned her.
Initially shy and tentative, she has turned into an extremely confident, affectionate kitty. She is especially playful and adores chasing balls around the apartment and chasing feet under the bed covers!
The bird feeder outside is an endless source of amusement to her and she incessantly chirrups at the birds, presumably to tempt one down close enough to eat. She also loves to cuddle up on a warm lap when you're least expecting it, purring loudly and kneading!
All in all, she's just the best darn cat we could ever have hoped for - playful, affectionate, fun-loving and beautiful. She's a fan of the head-butts and head-rubs and when she jumps on the bed at 5am to come close and snuggle up to us, I just have no idea how we lived without her!
Thanks so much Richmond SPCA!
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We're so happy we could have a hand at helping Binky find her purr-fect home. Now that she has found the people she was meant to be with she really seems to have come out of her shell. Thank you to Jenny and Brian for making adoption your first option.
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Location: Houston, TX
I have a 1h / 1c system ...
It has:
1. Honeywell PC8900a thermostat
- it has 4 terminals
#1 Red wire
#2 White wire
#3 Green wire
#4 Yellow wire
2. A W8900 Remote Module in the attic
Thermostat has a mind of its own and somewhat complicated + the wife hates it.
I would like to replace it and a friend of mine recommends a Pro1 - Model T905. It seems to be "friendlier"
My question and fears are that it will not be compatible with item #2 - W8900 Remote Module sitting in the attic for whatever it does.
So, my question is if its Ok to change it or do I have to go a different direction ?
I have called Honeywell and their only response is that I have to get their most expensive unit + change module also. My take on talking to them is they are only interested on selling me another product.
It used to be very easy to change thermostats in the old days but now things seem more complicated. The only extra I see in this unit is that it has an extra vent coming from outside for fresh air + it has an electronic open/close device on it. That is it.
Original home builder was Pioneer.
Thanks a million to anyone that can help me out.
The module should also be controlling your fresh air. That is a communicating thermostat.
It is a crappy thermostat though.
If you want a unit that still controls the fresh air intake. Get a Honeywell IAQ thermostat(YTH9421). Its also a communicating thermostat. But much friendlier.
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What kid doesn't want to be just like his father? I sure did! Now, my dad may not be a sports writer, but it doesn't mean I didn't want to play hockey or football or baseball just like he taught me to.
For Los Angeles Angels farm hand, Dan Tobik, it's a pretty similar story.
Dan's father, David, pitched eight years in the Major Leagues. Dan is looking to follow suit, despite a résumé that may not scream "pick me, pick me," but that shouldn't matter one bit.
Tobik comes from the University of Tennessee-Martin, where just five players before him have played professional baseball, having Double-A become the furthest any reached.
Tobik was also a 39th round pick. The last player from the 39th round of the draft to reach the Majors was Anthony Slama with the Minnesota Twins who taken in the 39th round of the 2006 Draft.
After all those fun facts, here's a little food for thought in a random scenario. A young man graduates from the smallest class in the smallest school, getting his doctorate degree. Does he still have his doctrine despite going to a small school? Is he still eligible to be hired by a hospital? Of course!
Dan Tobik is still a professional baseball player, regardless of the school he went to, or the round he was drafted in, and has the same chance of making the Major Leagues as every other professional pitcher.
Tobik has shown that these aspects of his career don't effect him moving forward, no matter what the role is.
"I just like pitching," says Tobik. "If it's starting or relieving or closing, I like being out on the mound with the ball in my hand and getting guys out."
Tobik's scouting report consist of a five-pitch repertoire. The most effective being his pair of high 80's fastballs. A sinking two-seam fastball inducing a large amount of ground balls, and a cutter that jams many batters. Both these pitches keep Tobik confident every time he steps on the mound, particularly his sinking two-seam.
"I can trust it and mostly trust it down on the zone," says Tobik. "Letting it move on it's own and just really knowing I have a good defense behind me keeps me confident."
Tobik has embraced every situation he's been put in this season with the Angels High-A affiliate, Inland Empire 66ers, mixing time between the rotation and bullpen, helping the 66ers compete and work their way back into playoff contention for the 2014 season.
"I'm just happy to come out, throw strikes, and keep my team in games."
Another strong asset to Tobik's game is his communication and trust in his catchers. For the Sixers, Zach Wright has been the man behind the plate in most situations and Tobik has no problem having him back there for him.
"You have to have a good relationship with the catcher and he helps gets me some pitches. Also, on the strikeouts, throwing down in the dirt, having confidence in him knowing he's going to block them and he's had a ton of blocks down in there. That helps your mindset as a pitcher."
It's nearly the same message on the receiving end of the game when it comes to Tobik tossing his sinker to Wright.
"It's big because they're either going to hit into a double play or at least give me a chance to throw somebody out," says Wright. "He does a good job with using the umpire and he just pounds the fastball in and that's big time."
Tobik had himself quite a career in college, attaining the all-time saves record for UT-Martin Skyhawks.
Tobik's career beyond college hasn't been something to bat an eye at either. In his first pro year, he posted a 2.89 earned run average and 1.136 WHIP, while holding batters to a .210 average, picking up four wins and just one loss. Not too shabby, eh?
In his second season of pro ball, and his first full season, Tobik has had some struggles in the hitter friendly California League, but has found a strength pitching out of the bullpen, with his 1.98 earned run average and .191 against average, pitching in relief for the High-A Sixers.
Possibly Tobik's strongest performance of the 2014 season came in a start in mid July, where he went seven innings, allowing just one run on five hits and a walk.
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Tobik has not only impressed his friends and family, but also has caught the attention of his manager, Denny Hocking.
"He throws strikes, a lot of them," says Hocking. "He limits damage, and you can't really ask for much more than that."
Tobik's journey to the top has just begun, but has strong support from many, gaining his own social media hash-tag, "#TeamTobik," started by teammates and friends.
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Full text: Petition for justice for Capt Saurabh Kalia
Flags of Honour Foundation, Dr NK Kalia and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP, petitioned UNHRC seeking independent investigations into death of Capt Kalia.
Flags of Honour Foundation, Dr NK Kalia and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP, petition UN Human Rights Council seeking independent investigations on the torture and death of Capt Saurabh Kalia.
New Delhi, 11 Dec 2012; The fight to seek justice for Capt Saurabh Kalia and 5 jawans of the 4 JAT, reached the UN with the petition filed in United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by Flags of Honour Foundation, Dr NK Kalia and Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Member of Parliament, against war crimes and torture inflicted on Capt Saurabh Kalia and 5 Jawans during the Kargil war in 1999. The petition was filed on December 07th, 2012, with Mr Juan E Mendez, Special Rapporteur on Torture, Office of High Commissioner of Human Rights, UN Office Geneva on 07th December 2012.
The petitioners urged the UNHRC to ensure a full and independent investigation is opened immediately, justice is achieved and also to conduct enquiries into this matter and takes appropriate steps to urge the Government of Pakistan to conduct an enquiry into the matter and ascertain those responsible for the torture and death of Captain Kalia.
Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Member of Parliament said "I am supporting this petition to UNHRC filed by Flags of Honour Foundation and Dr NK Kalia to seek justice for the family of Capt Saurabh Kalia who was tortured and shot dead performing his duty - a clear case of war crime and violations of Geneva conventions. This is about principles of natural justice and laws being violated against Indians anywhere in the world and about men and women in uniform who serve the nation and expect the nation to back them and take care of their families."
Thanking Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar for his efforts in pursuing the case of Capt Saurabh Kalia in the Parliament and now in the UNHRC, Dr Narinder Kumar Kalia, father of Capt Saurabh Kalia said "this matter is about dignity and honour of Capt Saurabh Kalia and five soldiers and a national issue where country's prestige was slighted due to such heinous crimes which go unchallenged."
Issue raised in Parliament
Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar had first raised the issue in Parliament which confirmed government's apathy towards the martyr's case. He then followed this with a letter to Mr SM Krishna, the then Minister of External Affairs on 23rd August, 2012 and urged him to take up the case with UNHRC to declare this heinous act as a war crime and move the International Court of Justice to expose and pressurize Pakistan too identify and punish all the perpetrators of this brutal crime. Mr Krishna responded saying "the matter has been raised in the past with Pakistan Pakistani authorities and in the appropriate international for a. It is indeed unfortunate that our efforts have not borne fruits. This does not in any way imply that we are giving up our efforts justice that the guilty are brought to justice".
On 15th May, 1999 that when Capt Saurabh Kalia along with five Jawans - Arjun Ram, Bhanwar Lal Bagaria, Bhika Ram, Moola Ram and Naresh Singh had gone for a routine patrol of the Bajrang Post in the Kaksar sector when they were fired up by Pakistan Army. They fought but ran out of ammunition and consequently captured alive by enemies. They were subjected to inhuman torture (as evident from their bodies and post mortem report) in captivity and killed. Pakistan Govt then returned their mutilated dead bodies 09th June 1999. Recently, a petition in Supreme Court was also filed by Dr Kalia to seek justice for his martyr son and five soldiers.
About United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
The UNHRC monitors the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - to which India and Pakistan are parties to. It is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations System and based in Geneva. The UNHRC is the successor to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR), and is a subsidiary body of the United Nations General Assembly. The council works closely with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and engages the United Nations' Special procedures.
About Flags of Honour Foundation
Founded by Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Member of Parliament, The Flags of Honour Foundation is an endeavour to be a platform and a bridge between the citizens who seek to help, and the martyr's families. Flags of Honour Foundation efforts are directed to ensure the families of the martyrs never endure alone, and attempt to be the beacon of hope and inspiration for all citizens to join hands in saluting our heroes through their family.
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Last week The Carbon Project put out a press release titled Carbon Project Announces New Gaia Support Package in Response to OGC SDI Surge. I wondered about such a surge (a term which alas relates in my mind to events in Iraq not geospatial technology). I asked Jeff Harrison, president and CEO, about the nature of the surge and the reasons for it. I received this reply.
The worldwide surge of activity in developing SDI based on OGC standards is
especially pronounced in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
The surge is being caused by three factors -
- The maturity of OGC SDI standards, many of these have become ISO standards
and are now widely accepted
- Implementation of the technologies in standards-based commercial software
has reached a critical mass in the last 18 months - making it possible to do
"real work" instead of testing and piloting
- The public sectors embracing OGC SDI 1.0 interoperability and placing
these requirements into procurements