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Investor's Business Daily editorial suggested Dem contributor improperly influenced Pres. Clinton -- but DOJ probe cleared him
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An Investor's Business Daily editorial suggested that Bernard Schwartz, then-head of Loral Space and Communications Corp., donated "$600,000 in campaign cash" to President Bill Clinton in 1996 in exchange for "the traitorous transfer of missile technology to Beijing." However, while the editorial mentioned that the Justice Department "investigated Schwartz," it did not note that the Justice Department exonerated him.
A November 2 Investor's Business Daily editorial suggested that Bernard Schwartz, then-head of Loral Space and Communications Corp., donated "$600,000 in campaign cash" to President Bill Clinton in 1996 in exchange for "the traitorous transfer of missile technology to Beijing." The editorial stated, "Schwartz claims the favorable treatment he got from the Clinton administration was merely a 'coincidence,' " adding, "Yes, it's all just a coincidence." However, while the editorial mentioned that the Justice Department "investigated Schwartz," it did not note that the department exonerated him. According to a May 23, 2000, Los Angeles Times article [subscription required], one document related to the investigation stated that the "team of federal prosecutors turned up 'not a scintilla of evidence -- or information -- that the president was corruptly influenced by Bernard Schwartz.' "
From the editorial:
As head of Loral Space and Communications, Schwartz lobbied for the traitorous transfer of missile technology to Beijing -- and got it with Clinton's blessing. In 1996, after Schwartz stuffed his pockets with more than $600,000 in campaign cash, the president personally approved the launch of four communication satellites on Chinese rockets.
He [Clinton] did this despite objections from the Pentagon and even the Justice Department, which investigated Schwartz. U.S. intelligence feared Loral was helping Beijing improve the accuracy and reliability of its ballistic missiles.
Intelligence was right. China's recent downing of a satellite with a ground-based missile would not have been possible without Loral's technical assistance.
Schwartz claims the favorable treatment he got from the Clinton administration was merely a "coincidence."
Yes, it's all just a coincidence.
Just like when months before he won a prized seat on a Commerce Department trade junket to China, Schwartz wrote a check to Democrats for $100,000. It was on that trip that Schwartz scored a meeting with China's top telecom poobah, which led to Loral winning a $250 million cell phone deal.
After the junket, Schwartz wrote a thank you note to his Commerce Department contact. "These are exciting times," he said, "but you know what the Chinese said about that!"
The Justice Department investigation of the campaign finance allegations regarding Schwartz was headed by Charles La Bella, chief of the Campaign Finance Task Force from 1997 to 1998. La Bella delivered a memorandum on the inquiry to then-Attorney General Janet Reno in the summer of 1998. Documents related to the La Bella memo were first obtained by the Los Angeles Times, which, in the May 23, 2000, article reported that, according to one document, the "team of federal prosecutors turned up 'not a scintilla of evidence -- or information -- that the president was corruptly influenced by Bernard Schwartz.' " Further, one former task force investigator told the Times that "[p]oor Bernie Schwartz got a bad deal. ...There was never a whiff of a scent of a case against him." After the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee made public the memo and an "addendum" from La Bella, The New York Times reported in a June 9, 2000, article, that the "documents ... show that Mr. La Bella never believed there was any evidence against Mr. Schwartz and concluded that Mr. Schwartz had not broken the law."
Beginning in 1997, the Justice Department also investigated allegations that Loral had violated U.S. export control laws by sharing information with the Chinese regarding a technical review of a 1996 incident in which a Chinese rocket crashed while carrying a Loral satellite. In 2002, Loral agreed to pay a $14 million fine. In a statement announcing the agreement, the company asserted that it was paying the fine "without admitting or denying the government's charges." In a January 10, 2002, article, The Washington Times reported that a "senior Bush administration official said the deal for Loral to pay a fine was reached after the Justice Department declined to bring criminal charges."
From the Los Angeles Times article:
When Sen. Arlen Specter recently obtained the internal Justice Department memo of former campaign finance task force chief Charles G. LaBella, the Pennsylvania Republican used it to resurrect a favorite partisan target: President Clinton's approval for Loral Space and Communications Corp. to launch a satellite from China two years ago. At the time, Loral Chairman Bernard L. Schwartz was among the Democratic Party's biggest individual donors.
During a May 2 hearing, Specter commented that LaBella had pushed, in his still-sealed memo, to have an independent counsel investigate the Loral matter, suggesting that the case remained ripe for serious criminal inquiry. And Specter reinforced that impression, urging the Senate to subpoena Loral-related documents.
But the impression was wrong.
The LaBella report and related documents, which were obtained earlier this year by The Times, tell quite a different story. In fact, by the time LaBella delivered his report to Atty. Gen. Janet Reno in the summer of 1998, the task force had effectively excused Schwartz and Loral from the campaign finance investigation.
LaBella's team of federal prosecutors turned up "not a scintilla of evidence -- or information -- that the president was corruptly influenced by Bernard Schwartz," according to one internal document.
Far from urging an investigation of Schwartz, the documents show, LaBella regarded the Loral executive as a victim of Justice Department overreaching. He criticized ranking Justice officials for relying on "a wisp of information" to justify their initial Schwartz inquiry.
And in an addendum to his original report, LaBella flatly advised that the Schwartz case "was a matter which likely did not merit any investigation."
"Poor Bernie Schwartz got a bad deal," one former task force investigator said in an interview. "There never was a whiff of a scent of a case against him."
While advising that a Schwartz investigation was unmerited from the outset, LaBella did recommend that the case be disposed of by a special counsel. He told Reno that, because the underlying allegations of a possible quid pro quo ultimately involved the president, an independent prosecutor should act on the matter to spare Justice from accusations of "a political motive for its determination."
LaBella reserved his harshest criticism on the matter for Justice officials who ordered the Schwartz probe while specifically excluding Clinton from the investigation.
From the New York Times article:
For years, Mr. Schwartz, who contributed about $1.5 million in 1996, has lingered under a shadow of a Justice Department investigation. That was because Mr. Schwartz's donations to the Democratic Party came as Loral was seeking White House support for a waiver that would allow the company to export satellite technology to China. The inquiry into Mr. Schwartz was not closed until 1999.
A month ago, Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, suggested at a hearing that the former head of the Justice Department's campaign finance unit, Charles G. La Bella, had, in a 1998 memorandum to Attorney General Janet Reno, urged the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate Mr. Schwartz's dealings with President Clinton.
But Mr. La Bella's memorandum of July 16, 1998, and an addendum on Aug. 12, 1998, cast a fuller light on the matter. The documents, which were made public by the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, show that Mr. La Bella never believed there was any evidence against Mr. Schwartz and concluded that Mr. Schwartz had not broken the law.
''This was a matter which likely did not merit any investigation,'' Mr. La Bella wrote in his addendum. Portions of Mr. La Bella's memorandums about Mr. Schwartz were first reported by The Los Angeles Times.
Today, a Loral spokesman expressed satisfaction that the documents had finally come to light. ''We are pleased that the facts in this case have now been made public and that Mr. Schwartz and Loral are shown to be innocent of any wrongdoing,'' said Thomas B. Ross, a company vice president.
Mr. Specter said in an interview that he did not realize at the hearing that Mr. Schwartz had been exonerated by the Justice Department because he had not seen Mr. La Bella's addendum. ''When I was questioning him it was from his initial report,'' Mr. Specter said. ''I did not know at that time there was a supplemental report.''
Mr. La Bella said in an interview that he never believed that there was concrete evidence against Mr. Schwartz. He said he cited the matter in his memorandum because of what he had concluded was a double standard in which the Justice Department began an inquiry into Mr. Schwartz over the contributions but refused to open an investigation of President Clinton.
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Clearfield bank expands in Indiana market
Apparently seeing an opportunity for growth, an out-of-county bank is enlarging its Indiana footprint as it attempts to capture new business-loan revenue.
Clearfield-based CNB Bank this week announced that it has added staff and has begun offering a full range of business-banking services at its lone Indiana County outpost along Philadelphia Street. The office previously had been a loan origination office only.
"By expanding our offerings in Indiana, we are now a one-stop shop for our business customers — providing deposit products and services along with loan options," said President and CEO Joseph B. Bower Jr. in a statement. "CNB is a perfect match for the community of Indiana, and it is our pleasure to offer the people and businesses an alternative for financial services."
Indiana, however, isn't exactly wanting for alternatives.
Within a block or two of CNB's Philadelphia Street office, there are First Commonwealth Bank and S&T Bank, the Pittsburgh region's seventh- and eighth-largest banks by deposits.
A bit farther down the street is the headquarters of Indiana First Bank. And just outside of Indiana Borough is Marion Center Bank, whose White Township headquarters opened in 2011.
In addition, Johnstown's 1st Summit Bank has a branch along Oakland Avenue. PNC, meanwhile, has two Indiana branches.
Nevertheless, CNB believes it has an edge through its commercial lending and therefore is focusing on it as a strategic growth initiative, according to its 2012 annual report.
"The corporation views commercial lending as its competitive advantage and continues to focus on this area by hiring and retaining experienced loan officers and supporting them with quality credit analysis," it said.
The bank lists its primary markets as Cambria, Cameron, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, McKean and Warren counties as well as portions of Centre and Jefferson counties. And now, Indiana, which CNB entered in August 2011 with the opening of the loan production office.
The bank staffed the office with people it described as seasoned commercial lenders — Jeffrey Alabran, senior vice president for commercial lending; Brett Stewart, assistant vice president for commercial lending; and Deborah Peak, commercial loan portfolio manager — and charged them with building relationships throughout the county.
With the expansion, it has added two people: Jessica Sharbaugh, universal associate, and Nadine Rodgers, banking officer.
In terms of loan production, it's not clear how much success they're having so far — bank representatives did not return phone calls seeking comment. But companywide, its commercial loan and commercial mortgage portfolios collectively grew 4.6 percent between 2011 and 2012. Most of that growth was due to an increase in demand for commercial mortgages, the bank said. The two lending lines represent the majority of the bank's loan portfolio.
The bank has seen steady growth in those lines over the past five years as outstanding balances collectively increased by 18.6 percent to $518.8 million in 2012.
It has also seen much growth in residential real estate loans — balances have nearly doubled, rising 94 percent to $347.9 million in 2012. The bank said that activity is due to historically low interest rates, which have driven demand for new mortgages and home equity loans and spurred refinancing.
The office is on the first floor of The Atrium, 665 Philadelphia St. In addition to servicing businesses, it is providing personal banking services.
Incidentally, The Atrium is now fully occupied, said building owner Tom Zaucha.
The building's second floor, where CNB's loan office had been located, was largely open following the departure of Physiotherapy Associates, which moved a regional service center overseas.
The Open Door Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Center is filling that space.

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Publication Acceptance Date: 2/1/2008
Publication Date: 6/2/2008
Citation: Russo, V.M. 2008. Plant response of onion cultivars developed from greenhouse-grown transplants to plant density and fertilizer rate [abstract]. HortScience. 43(3):616. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Onions (Allium cepa L.) can be established from seed or transplants. The latter planting material can be dormant or actively growing when transplanted to the field. Onion transplants can be produced in a greenhouse, but there are gaps in the knowledge of the cultural requirements for these plants after transplanting. Greenhouse grown transplants of 'Candy,' intermediate-day plant, and 'Texas Grano 1015 Y,' short-day plant, were established at densities of 41,000, 82,000 or 124,000 plants.ha**-1 and 100 (recommended) and 400 kg.ha**-1 of nitrogen in mid-March of 2006 and 2007. Nitrogen fertilizer rate did not affect yield; yield increased as density increased, and yield of 'Texas Grano 1015 Y' was higher in 2006 than in 2007. 'Candy' had a higher number of large size bulbs and 'Texas Grano 1015 Y' more small bulbs. Bulb nutrient content was affected only by year with nitrate-N, K, Na and SO4 were higher in 2006 and nitrite-N, Ca, Mg, and PO4 were higher in 2007. Precipitation levels in the two years were different with 2007 being the wetter. This may have contributed to the responses to year and it appears that 'Candy' was better able to respond in a more uniform manner to the changed environmental conditions. For plants developed from greenhouse grown transplants the recommended rate of fertilizer and the highest plant density are beneficial to improved marketable yield.


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Are you the original owner? Can you share more history on maintenance, any damage (aside from clearcoat)? How serious are you? How firm on your price? Any prior mods removed?
Thanks for tolerating my questions.
Miss the R, hope to find one just stock.
also maintenace all regular oil changes have been done 3k miles sense ive had it. and when i bought it i was told that fluid was changed and haldex and oil got done as well. Ive replaced a few things like cabin filter fuel filter just little stufff it is coming up on an oil change but pretty much everything works no issues at all on the car.
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How many miles were on it when you bought it? Has the Haldex been serviced every 20k miles? I'm assuming it'll need rotors and pads soon?
just put a brand new battery in the car and just changed the oil!
Totally want to pick up an R32, having MKiV withdrawls, where in Cali are you located?
Got to get rid of my S2000 first.
Thanks, wish I could have both but my first car was the MKIV GTI and I am having withdrawals. I am older now more experienced I will go with the much better R this time Hopefully I can sell my S though.
Well I tried it out, I have had the S for 2 years, and can honestly tell you the luxury of euros is better and the euro community is top notch. Japanese community consists of posers and it's always a competition with them, and everyone always wants to race race race >.< So I don't recommend it. But S' are definitely fun cars
new pics posted up!
dat daily bump? ;P


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Stand-in captain Eoin Morgan has been ruled out of tonight's second Twenty20 international against New Zealand, meaning James Tredwell will lead the side.
Morgan, who was deputising as skipper with Stuart Broad rested, has suffered a hand injury and England will now turn to Kent spinner Tredwell as a third option.
A post on the England and Wales Cricket Board's official Twitter feed read: ".@Eoin16 ruled out of NatWest IT20 vs @BLACKCAPS tonight with right hand injury. James Tredwell will captain the side."Reuse content


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Evaluation of implementation of a healthy food and drink supply strategy throughout the whole school environment in Queensland state schools, Australia
Dick, M., Lee, A., Bright, M., Turner, K., Edwards, R., Dawson, J., & Miller, J. (2012) Evaluation of implementation of a healthy food and drink supply strategy throughout the whole school environment in Queensland state schools, Australia. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 66(10), pp. 1124-1129.
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: This paper reports on the evaluation of the Smart Choices healthy food and drink supply strategy for Queensland schools (Smart Choices) implementation across the whole school environment in state government primary and secondary schools in Queensland, Australia.
SUBJECTS/METHODS: Three concurrent surveys using different methods for each group of stakeholders that targeted all 1275 school Principals, all 1258 Parent and Citizens' Associations (P&Cs) and a random sample of 526 tuckshop convenors throughout Queensland. Nine hundred and seventy-three Principals, 598 P&Cs and 513 tuckshop convenors participated with response rates of 78%, 48% and 98%, respectively.
RESULTS: Nearly all Principals (97%), P&Cs (99%) and tuckshop convenors (97%) reported that their school tuckshop had implemented Smart Choices. The majority of Principals and P&Cs reported implementation, respectively, in: school breakfast programs (98 and 92%); vending machine stock (94 and 83%); vending machine advertising (85 and 84%); school events (87 and 88%); school sporting events (81 and 80%); sponsorship and advertising (93 and 84%); fundraising events (80 and 84%); and sporting clubs (73 and 75%). Implementation in curriculum activities, classroom rewards and class parties was reported, respectively, by 97%, 86% and 75% of Principals. Respondents also reported very high levels of understanding of Smart Choices and engagement of the school community.
CONCLUSIONS: The results demonstrated that food supply interventions to promote nutrition across all domains of the school environment can be implemented successfully.
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Director : Bela Bhansali Sehgal
Music Director : Jeet Ganguly
Singers : KK, Shreya Goshal, Mohit Chauhan, Neeraj Sridhar, Usha Uthup
The name of the film is enough to get one curious as to what is this movie going to be about. What increases the curiosity is that Choreographer Farah Khan as the lead actress in the movie. So one surely is quite anxious, as to what to expect. Along with Farah Khan, Boman Irani the new age film comedian is also starring in the film. This one is a romantic comedy but will it strike a chord with the audience? That we will only know on 24th August when the movie releases. When it comes to the music of this movie, again one doesn't know what to expect hence let's just look at how each song in the album fares and then decide
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|Ishq mein tere bina
|KK and Shreya Goshal
|Khatti meethi
|Shreya Goshal
|Kaafir andhere
|Shirin Farhad ki toh nikal padi
|Neeraj Shridhar
|Mohit Chauhan
|Ramba mein samba
|Usha Uthup
Song name : Ishq mein tere bina
A superb start to the song. It has a very Spanish feel to it which makes the music very enjoyable to listen to. Shreya's voice sounds very melodious and KK too does an admirable job. It's a pleasing love track to listen to on a starry night while you dance with your partner.
Song name :: Khatti meethi
A bi lingual track sung by Shreya Goshal again! So you can obviously expect this one to be a sweet melody too. The music still has a Spanish feel to it. The guitar strings and piano fusion is a plus as it is the music which will make you want to listen to it again. Shreya is at her best as always but somehow it sounds so monotonous because lately she has been singing a lot of songs for various movies in the same honey sweet voice.
Song name : Kaafir andhere
Surprisingly this turns out to be a soft rock song with all the guitaring that it offers. Soft, subtle vocals along with heavy music in the background gives this track a perfect touch which it requires. The Chorus part is beautifully sung, pay careful attention to that while listening to this track, you will love it!
Song name : Shirin Farah ki toh nikal padi
Fast beats, techno rock music and a little bit of rapping this is what this song provides you with which will take you aback. The beats of the track get a thumbs up but the rapping gets a thumbs down. The lyrics isn't that good either, it's a time pass song or what our generation would call it a 'fun' song with some nice upbeat music.
Song name : Kukuduku
There isn't a better track to listen to than this while going for a long drive! This song is purely a breath of fresh air. It's light and gusty, the lyrics are noteworthy too. Also, you have Mohit Chauhan singing this track, what more could one ask for!
Song name : Ramba mein samba
This one has a surprise stored for you. As the track begins it sounds like the usual Indian track with the same kind of beats hence it's natural we might skip this. But, don't even think of it as the music gets so much more better as the track transforms itself into jumpy Indian happy dance song. Usha Uthup does a brilliant job, no one else other than her could have sung this song as well as she did. Listen to this one for it's music and the vocals.
Verdict : As unexpected as it might seem, the music of this album is not bad at all! In fact it surpasses one's expectations. Kukuduku, Ramba mein Samba and Ishq mein tere bina are a must listen. This album is a mixture of some amazing beats with a Spanish touch to it in the first two tracks and lovely vocals. If there's one word to describe this album it's 'happy', as none of the tracks in this album will leave you in a morbid state whereas it will pump you up and continue to keep you in that chirpy mood.


text: I was curious as to how many other breeds of dogs have eye colors other than brown? Every dog that has ever owned me had brown eyes until my Huskies. Sibes have brown, light brown, amber, blue, green, parti eyes and/or bi eyes. There is no defect with a Husky by having a certain eye color, but what about other breeds?


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Winners and Losers
Recent headlines in newspapers:
"Obama Up by 5 Points in Iowa," "Down to the Final Pitch," "Party Planning, for Both Victory and Defeat," "Heavy Hitters Swing for Liz Home Run."
As you might have guessed, I wasn't reading the sports section.
Now, this is election season, so those sports metaphors make a fair deal of sense. People will win and lose on election day, and I, at least, can't think of a better way to phrase that. The problem is that winning and losing in politics has stopped being reserved for elections. The two years in each term of Congress is now one long baseball season. I like baseball, but that is bad.
We no longer have arguments or debates over policy. We have battles. We have fights. When healthcare reform passed, it was reported as a victory for Democrats and a defeat for Republicans. However, "victory" and "defeat" didn't tell people what the bill actually did. Those words did nothing more than tell you to be happy if you were a Democrat and upset if you were a Republican.
It's not just healthcare, of course. Every piece of legislation is framed in terms of conflict, and only rarely in terms of what the legislation actually does. People are encouraged to back their side instead of looking into what the argument is about. It has become professional sports; games are played not for some higher purpose but instead to decide winners and losers. A legislator's job has become to simply be a part of the team, to help their team win. Their opponents' errors are not things which impact the country, but opportunities to win the next game. And no game is bigger than the election.
I am a Red Sox fan. When questioned about them, I am inclined to defend and/or ignore the worst attributes of their players and coaches. I can not envision anything that could change that; being a fan means you're a fan for life. Politics should not be treated the same way. Your "team's" loss may not be your loss. If your "team" does something stupid, you shouldn't keep rooting for them just because you always have and always will. You have a choice; no one will mock you for switching sides (unless you do so while in office). Rather, they will be more inclined to think of you as an independent, someone capable of thinking for themselves. People should be voters, not fans.
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title doesn't match bill of sale
I know I should of taken care of this long ago, but I didn't and here I am now. Anyways, I bought my truck from someone at the Turkey run in 2003. I have fixed it up and want to title and register it now. I went to the DMV just to check and see what hoops they wanted me to jump through.
Now here is the problem. The guy that I bought the vehicle from, is not the guy who owned the title and he is not the dealer that the title had been reassigned too. (please don't point out the legalities of this, I know their is a statute against this but I messed up long ago) The DMV mentioned a court order, but I don't know how to start that, anyone know how to do that?
Anyways, the title was signed over by the dealer but all he did was fill out his dealer info. He didn't put in the purchaser information, so theoretically, I could fill out the purchaser information and it would look like I bought the truck from the dealer. But then I wouldn't have a bill of sale.
So right now, I have a bill of sale from the guy I bought the truck from and a title but they don't match.
I don't want to use a title company like broadway for this since I have a title, but I would like some suggestions as to how I can take care of this problem. I'd like to do this properly and I know state laws vary, but any help, suggestions, advice, similar problems will be appreciated.
international title service. i think what they do is illegal, but it works. you get a good title.
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Documentary Filmed Entirely By Robots [Video]
Tribeca Film Festival flick asks deep personal questions from automated directors.
The Tribeca Film Festival's recent Storscapes installation has been an exciting display of different interactive storytelling methods, including a powerful documentary which helped to shed light on the life of an insomniac. Now, there is another great documentary – but this time it's filmed by entirely by a crew of curious robots.
You can borrow one of these tiny robots from the festival for a period of two hours. Once you turn it on, the robot starts to interrogate you in the voice of a child with questions such as: "What would you do if there were no laws?" and "Who do you love the most?" The answers you give are stored on an SD card inside the robot.
Based on the "Eliza Effect," a theory that suggests humans are more prone to respond to an anthropomorphised machine than they are a human interrogator, especially if the questions are blunt and/or deeply personal.
Here's a video of the little guys in action:
The robots were created by BlabDroid who have launched a Kickstarter project to bring the robots into mass production.


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Several months back Vampire Tools sent me a pair of their VamPLIERS, a type of plier that is optimized for removing stuck or stripped screws. The tool resembles a miniature pair of lineman pliers—same general shape, wire cutter, and flush rivet. But the front end of the jaws is different; just beyond the wire cutter is a toothed notch similar to the one on the Channellock E Series Long Nose Plier. I like the notch because it makes it easy to grasp and turn the small nuts and bolts that tend to slip from the flat jaws of lineman pliers and most long nose pliers.
The defining feature of VamPLIERS is the shape of the jaws at the nose. Instead of the usual grooved or cross-hatchet flat surfaces, the jaws are dished out and grooved in both directions. These dished out areas make it possible to grasp the edges of a screw and twist it out. It won't matter if the screw is stripped or rusted, or requires a security bit you don't have; as long as you can access the sides of the head it's possible these pliers will get it out. There's no guarantee it will work, but the likelihood of success is greater with VamPLIERS than with anything short of drilling the heads of stripped screws and removing them with screw extractors—a miserable task that is best avoided.
According to the manufacturer, the jaws are designed to grip hardware between .12" and .37" in diameter. Those dimensions seem about right to me. It's hard to grip items larger than that and items smaller than the concave areas in the nose will slip through the jaws. For that reason, and because the jaws are not flat, this tool is a poor choice for bending and twisting wire—even though it resembles a pair of lineman pliers.
VamPLIERS have a very good feel to them; the fit and finish are great, the grips are comfortable, and they're small enough to fit in a pocket. I like the spring between the handles because it saves me the trouble of opening the jaws. An included plastic cap fits over the jaws and holds the handles closed, making them easier to carry in a pocket and preventing the spring from being damaged or dislodged by the other tools in your toolbox.
As pliers go, VamPLIERS are expensive—which is the price you pay for owning a tool that does things others cannot. If you regularly disassemble or repair equipment then they might be worth it to you. All they would have to do to be worth it to me was save me from one or two instances of drilling stripped screws and removing them with screw extractors
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That would depend on the sort of care these folks got, their rate of mortality, how the finances were handled, etc.Chicago Sun-Times reported:
"Barack Obamas wife and three close advisers have been involved with a program at the University of Chicago Medical Center that steers patients who dont have private insurance primarily poor, black people to other health care facilities."
This is known as patient dumping.
That's reason enough for a moderately intelligent and compassionate person to dislike Michelle.
Not saying she should get off scot-free, but I'm not willing to condemn her on that evidence.


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Okay, I know this is typically a joke, but I have been trying for years to find a way that I like Merganser.
I know a few hunters that actually like the strong flavor...heck most of it I pass on to my wife cause she actually likes it and even knows what it is (God I love her for this).
Personally, I do not want to harvest animals that I don't shoot, but we sometimes only get shots at Mergie's on a slow day.
Here is what was given to me and it actually is good, of course by the time you are done there isn't much meat flavor at all.
Soak Mergansers for two days in water to get some of the blood out.
Salt if you like, orange juice, red wine.
Cold Smoke for 8-10 hours coated in brown sugar and Cajun.
Remove from smoker and shred it up in a blender.
Mix 1 block of cream cheese, 1/2 bag of sharp cheddar, horseradish to flavor (1 tablespoon of fresh does us good).
Mix all together and spread on crackers.
Okay, so you barely taste any merganser, but finally a way I like them.


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DIY spa day ideas
Love going to the spa, but hate the cost? Here's some incredibly easy and simple DIY spa day ideas to help get your skin, body and hair all summer fresh without the huge bill!
Does your skin need exfoliation? Try my favorite recipe for a body scrub that will help soften your skin and make it glow for the summer.
DIY Coconut Sugar Scrub
1 cup coconut oil
2 cups raw sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
First combine the two sugars and mix them together and then slowly add the coconut oil, stir up and enjoy! Scrub it into your skin right before you hop into the shower and wash off for your perfect summer glow and soft, exfoliated skin!
Does your face feel dry, dull or need a little extra TLC? Try some of my favorite facial recipes to help leave your face feeling rejuvenated and ready for anything summer will throw your way!
DIY Facials
For dry skin: mix together half a mashed avocado with a 1/4 cup honey and leave it on your face for about 10 minutes. This facial with help moisturize your face and leave it softer!
For dull skin: rejuvenate your skin with a simple citrus facial. Mix together 1 tablespoon of your favorite orange juice and 1 tablespoons some plain yogurt. Leave the mask on your face for about 10 minutes to reveal glowing, smooth skin!
For skin that needs some TLC: mix together 1 tablespoon ground oatmeal (use a coffee grinder or blender) with 1 tablespoon plain yogurt and then add in a little honey. Gently rub the mask all around your face and leave it on for about 10 minutes to reveal pampered and beautified skin!
Does your hair look lifeless and feel like it needs some extra love? Most salons suggest expensive treatments, but you can try some easy tricks to help your hair at home without breaking the bank!
DIY Hair Treatments
For dull hair: experts have discovered that dairy products can help reveal shinier hair and beautify your dull hair! Try massaging 1/2 cup plain yogurt into your damp hair and let it sit for about 15 minutes. Rinse the yogurt mask off with some cool water to reveal your shinier and healthier hair!
For dry hair: mix together three tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil with two eggs and apply the mixture into your hair. Let it sit for about 15 minutes and rinse off in the shower to reveal hydrated, luscious locks!
For a dry, flaky scalp: mix together 1/2 a mashed-up banana with two tablespoons honey and some almond oil drops. Massage the mixture into your scalp right after you wet your hair in the shower and let sit for about 10 minutes before washing it out.
These simple and EASY spa DIY tricks will help leave your body, skin and hair leaving rejuvenated without costing a fortune and will ensure that you look your very best!


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Good looking pants!
So happy I bought these. Will be a perfect addition in my wardrobe. I bought 26 as I usually do, and they are true to size. Perfectly stretchy. Looks like I have longer and slimmer legs than I really have. :) They are not black, more dark dark grey. These became instant favourites!
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Super nice for summer!
Got it on sale and it is fabulous. Darker color than the picture and fabric with a little texture. Just beautiful. Perfectly short, not covering the bottom. :) Would definately want more colors.
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Observational Triveneto Study on the Use of Adjuvant Hormonal Therapies in the Treatment of Hormone-responsive Breast Cancer (TIME 2 CHANGE)
This study has been completed.
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First received: April 17, 2009
Last updated: April 19, 2010
Last verified: April 2010
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|April 17, 2009
|Last Updated Date
|April 19, 2010
|Start Date ICMJE
|July 2009
|Primary Completion Date
|January 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Relative frequencies of the first adjuvant hormonal treatment (tamoxifen vs aromatase inhibitor) started during two time periods of 12 months each - the years 2006 and 2008 [ Time Frame: May-July 2009 ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
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|Observational Triveneto Study on the Use of Adjuvant Hormonal Therapies in the Treatment of Hormone-responsive Breast Cancer
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|Retrospective Observational Triveneto Study on the Use of Adjuvant Hormonal Therapies in the Treatment of Hormone-responsive Breast Cancer in Two Successive Time Periods
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|There are different types of hormonal therapy medicines for the treatment of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer. The purpose of this study is to determine the evolution of two types of hormonal treatment (the drug called "tamoxifen" and a group of medicines called "aromatase inhibitors") during two time periods of 12 months each, in years 2006 and 2008, in the northeast Italian regions. The study will include post-menopausal women who have initiated hormonal therapy medicines in 2006. The study will also verify the rate of implementation of the updated national and international recommendations for the use of adjuvant hormonal therapy in the hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer.
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University of Northern Colorado hosts annual Celebration of the Mind
Oscar Levin, an assistant professor of math at UNC, performs a magic trick Monday at the annual Celebration of the Mind. Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror
The University Center panorama room was abuzz with talk of inquisition over mind puzzles, riddles and games Monday night.
University students, faculty, and members of the community of all ages gathered for the 4th annual "Celebration of the Mind." An event meant to celebrate and honor Martin Gardner, a mathematics and scientific writer.
Gardner loved magic and puzzles. He became interested in illusions as a small child when his father had performed a card trick. From then on, Gardner developed a deep fascination for magic and eventually became an expert magician.
Gardner tied his love of magic with his admiration for mathematics. He sought to help the general public learn about mathematics and how it could be applied to magic, in his book, "Mathematics, Magic and Mystery."
By 1999, Gardner was
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named "one of the most influential magicians of the twentieth century" by MAGIC magazine.
Gardner popularized and analyzed mathematical games such as Chinese rings, dodgem, dominoes, and tic-tac-toe. He also liked to publish annotated versions of major works such as Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of OZ.
Gardner passed away at age 95 on May 22, 2010.
"Celebration of the Mind" was developed after Gardner's death to honor and remember him. Every year the worldwide mathematics festival is held on or around Gardner's birthday, Oct. 21, with the mission to spread the joy of mathematics while preserving and honoring Gardner's memory.
The mathematics department at UNC has decided to host this event each year to continue the tradition and honor Gardner.
At the festival, dozens of tables were set up with a different mathematical mind puzzle on each one. Some of the activities included soma cubes, color maps, tangrams, Tower of Hanoi and Penrose tiles. The event appealed to all ages by providing broad levels of activities and challenges. Anyone and everyone was encouraged to participate.
One table involved bagels and a knife, an activity called "Mobius Bagels." The objective of the game was to carefully slice the bagel without tearing it to create two separate interlinked halves. Not everyone succeeded in the task, but a few found it to be quite intriguing and were excited about the upcoming activities.
"Mobius Bagels was pretty interesting when I did it. I struggled a little bit, but I thought it was pretty cool that the bagel has interlocking," said Patrick Ryan, a visiting senior from Greeley Central High School.
Since the event first started, "Celebration of the Mind" has grown larger in popularity. A greater number and a larger variety of games were available.
Although this year's celebration was similar to last year's mathematics festival, there was a new aspect that was attempted for the first time.
"Celebration of the Mind" was connected with other Gardner festivals occurring at the exact same time around the world via Skype.
Some of the areas UNC was in contact with included Las Vegas, South America, South Africa, Germany, and Asia. Each area shared live video footage of the celebration with one another.
Near the close of the celebration, Dr. Levin performed a magic show for the guests. He tied in humor with unique illusions involving acts such as disappearing objects, juggling, and card tricks. He even managed to create the illusion of repairing a card that had been torn in half several times.
A great number of the guests who attended the festival, left feeling pleased and delighted. Some of the UNC students even felt inspired.
"I loved the festival," said senior phycology and philosophy major Benjamin Strauber. "I liked it because you get to meet some really cool people who are smart and easy to get along with. I hope there are a lot more of these events in the future because people might be more inspired to major in math."
The event allowed for some of the guests to observe math from a new perspective. A few of the guests felt as if the celebration did not change their view of math, but rather compelled them to look at the subject more deeply.
"It hasn't changed the way I view math. I have always viewed math as something that really is the only thing that is capable of explaining something as complex as reality," said freshman chemistry major, Richard Charles. "When you have a whole bunch of simple rules existing in the same space, then it makes for a lot of really complex things as a direct result of the rules existing in the first place. It's weird because a lot of what people do on a day to day basis, such as Facebook and television, do not realize that the world is so much more complicated than all of these artificial things. The very presence of those detracts from the natural of existing."
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Evening Lecture
"… And I will Live Forever": The Intimate Politics of Family Photographs
Tue 18 September, 19.00
Untitled (1971) © Gil Pasternak
To coincide with the exhibition and publication of Fiona Tan's Vox Populi, London, Gil Pasternak investigates the practice of family photography and its interrelationship with the social domain, state politics, and issues of cultural difference, class, nationalism and racism.
Addressing visual examples taken from popular culture and less conventional sources, this talk discusses the fragmentary histories of this subject and challenges prominent historical and sociological debates about family photography.
Dr Gil Pasternak is Senior Lecturer in Photography and Photography Course Leader in the School of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield. He writes widely on the participation of professional, vernacular and fine art photography in the solidification and subversion of state and society relations. He is co-editor of Visual Conflicts: On the Formation of Political Memory in the History of Art and Visual Cultures (2011).
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1. Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns: You may have heard of this guy: the league's best pure passer, shoots the lights out from the field and charity stripe, nails a few three-pointers every game, stays relatively healthy, and is the safest bet as the top fantasy hoops PG. Yes, He of the Countless Nicknames, just below, fills up the box score with more chutzpah, but the insane 53.2% FG, 90% FT, and 11.6 assists/per will go a long, long way towards helping you win categories that many of your fellow combatants overlook on draft day. Okay, these are all lies–he's only here because he's white. Rrrrrrraaaacial.
2. Gilbert Arenas, Washington Wizards: The field-goal percentage and the fact he's coming of major knee surgery are the only things that keep him out of the top spot. He's in a contract year, which could mean two things: he'll be very motivated to perform on a level deserving of the max contract he so desires and he will likely not jeopardize his health if/when complications flare up from the surgery. You know we're not fans of drafting guys with potential injury problems that could nag them all season (see Chris Bosh), but it's hard to pass up Arenas after he averaged 28.4 points, 6.0 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.9 steals last year—even if he shot 41.8% on 20.9 field goal attempts.
3. Jason Kidd, New Jersey Nets: Every year we expect the stats to fall off a cliff, and every year we're wrong. It's time to accept that he's a basketball cyborg and move on. The lower back pain will probably bother him all year, but he's played through these kinds of ailments before. You have to love having a PG who averaged damn near a triple-double in 06/07 with 13 points, 8.2 boards (!), and 9.2 assists. The field-goal percentage isn't so hot (40%), but you can live with it. The return of a healthy Richard Jefferson and Nenad Krstic could help push him back over 10 feeds/per.
4. Deron Williams, Utah Jazz: He's for real, and he has the potential to be a more athletic John Stockton in Sloan's offense (if less tenacious and clutch). There's some differing views out there on the third-year player's fantasy prospects, but we're buying. For him to truly warrant this preseason rank, however, he'll need to bump up his below-average 74.7% free-throw average, toss in another three-pointer to push him to about 2 per, and maintain, if not add to, his 80 overall steals in 06/07. Great talent around him, especially if Okur and Boozer stay healthy, AK-47 keeps his head in it, and Ronnie Brewer takes the next step.
5. Chauncey Billups, Detroit Pistons: Mr. Big Shot experienced somewhat of a down year in 06/07, most notably in his three-point shooting percentage (down almost 10 points to 34.5% compared to 05/06), assists (1.4 decrease) and points (1.5 drop). You'll struggle to find a more consistent, heady fantasy player at his position over the past four or five years, however, and we think he'll rebound with a nice overall effort in his sixth season with the Pistons. Preseason comments from him indicate he'll be more aggressive in going to the hole, which should mean more free throws for this 88.2% career shooter.
6. Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets: Man, the talent is tantalizing and if he plays a full season Paul has the potential to finish among the top 15 players in fantasy hoops, but do you want to be the guy who bets on him playing a full season? Unless he's significantly sliding, the answer for us is probably not. He'll probably never be much of a three-point shooter (something you like from your PG1), but the 8.9 assists, 1.8 steals, and 84% FT are pretty swell. He needs Peja on the court.
7. Baron Davis, Golden State Warriors: Davis put up the best overall numbers of his eight-year NBA run thanks to the magic of Don Nelson's high-falootin' offense last season. He averaged a career-best 43.9% FG, upped his FT percentage by 7 points compared to 05/06 (still a sub-par 74.5%), and put up 20 points and 8 assists. The turnovers are still a major cancer though, and he hasn't played a full season since 01/02, missing 19 games last year. We admit we have a soft spot for ol' Baron, and are pulling for him to have another big season and lead the Warriors into the postseason.
8. Allen Iverson, Denver Nuggets: With Steve Blake gone and Chucky Atkins hobbling already, AI will start the season at the point and he could be absolute dynamite in his first full season for the Nugs. He seems to be taking the team's postseason loss to the Spurs personally and will take more control of this squad after doing his best, especially for him, to just be one of the guys and not create any kind of controversy with Carmelo. But let's not kid ourselves: even after he joined Denver, Iverson still averaged nearly 25 points, 7.2 assists, and 1.8 steals. The high turnovers (4) are a problem, but we expect him to get that free-throw percentage back up to around 80% this season.
9. Kirk Hinrich, Chicago Bulls: We're personally not huge fans, but Hinrich looks to take another step up as the Bulls fashion themselves legitimate contenders in the East. His fantasy production has been pretty remarkable for a team with no legitimate scoring presence down low. Since joining the league in '03, he's seen his FG and FT percentages and points increase every season while maintaining about 2 three-pointers, 6.5 assists, just over 1 steal per. There's really very few drawbacks to his game, and guys who can be solid in all categories without killing you in any are very valuable indeed.
10. Andre Miller, Philadelphia 76ers: After joining the Sixers midway through the season last year in the big Iverson deal, Miller stayed pretty consistent with his new team, experiencing slight dips in assists and shooting percentage and tiny increases in points and free-throw shooting. He's a pure point who throws one of the best alley-oops in the NBA and is always going to be a solid source of assists. Beyond Andre Iguodala, however, his supporting cast is a very real concern and will likely limit his fantasy production.
11. Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix Suns: He's 100% Brazilian Sex in a 6'3″ bottle, and last season owners lucky enough to scoop him up either very late in the draft or on waivers were rewarded with 18.1 points, 2.4 three-pointers, 4 assists, and 1.2 steals a night. He likely would be a few spots higher here if not for the presence of Grant Hill, who'll take away some time at SG. Still, we all know Hill can't hold up for an entire season, and Barbosa is one Nash injury away from becoming a very solid PG1.
12. Raymond Felton, Charlotte Bobcats: Here's a sleeper alert: Felton has the tools to be a top-10 PG. Caveat: if he doesn't get a jumper, the FG% will ruin you. Over his first two seasons in the league, the fifth-overall pick of the '05 draft has shot just 38.7%, which has a lot to do with him chucking almost four 3-pointers a game. We're hoping that with the more accomplished long-range shooter Jason Richardson now in the lineup, he'll tone that down, pick his spots, and focus on feeding Gerald Wallace and Emeka Okafor. He's talented enough to average 10 feeds/per (7 last season), and we have to think he'll improve his FT % too.
13. Tony Parker, San Antonio Spur: Depending on your team strategy, Parker can be a great asset or a real anchor. We're not fans of him and his rapping and his overdone wife, but his consistency over the past five seasons is pretty remarkable. Love his 52% FG on 12.2 shots/per last year, and just under 19 points is great, but the three-pointers (0.2), FT% (78.3), and even assists (5.5) are unremarkable at best.
14. Mike Bibby, Sacramento Kings: Bibby was terrible to start the year after surgery, but even when he got it going after the All-Star break he was still a shadow of his former self–and his assists actually fell to 3.8 in the second half. Bibby was disgruntled all season and finished with career-lows of 4.7 assists and 40.4% FGs and his lowest scoring average since the injury-plagued 2002-03 season, 17.1. He still managed a useful 2.1 three-pointers, 1.1 steals and 83% FTs on 4.2 attempts, but he didn't play up to his ADP. His value would likely be higher if he was moved to Cleveland, the hot rumor last year.
15. T.J. Ford, Toronto Raptors: Ford is as quick to the basket as any player in the NBA, and that's a good thing because his jumper leaves a lot to be desired. He's also fighting super-sub Jose Calderon for minutes every night, but Ford is an elite source of assists (5th in the NBA) and puts up decent steal totals (24th in the league). He turns the ball over a bunch (3.1 per last season), but the FT% is strong (81.9%) and the FG% has improved every year (43.6% last year).
16. Maurice "Albion" Williams, Milwaukee Bucks: Mo is a very strong offensive player who really came into his own last season (during a contract year, mind you). He's still just 24 years old so we should expect a modest improvement on last season's 17.3 points, 6.1 assists, 1.3 steals, 1.2 three-pointers and 4.8 rebounds. The Bucks are slowly trying to maybe kind of sort of build a respectable, competitive team, and Williams will be a part of it if/when it happens.
17. Randy Foye, Minnesota Timberwolves: With Mike James set to resume his sulking in Houston, not Minneapolis, Foye is a prime breakout candidate who should see plenty of opportunity for a young, exciting, rebuilding and not-very-good franchise. He had flashes of brilliance in his rookie season, showing he's not afraid to take (and make) big shots. Expect a significant increase across the stat sheet–including turnovers–and with Sebastian Telfair backing him up, we wouldn't be surprised to see him average upwards of 34 minutes/per.
18. Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics: Rondo is one of our favorite PG "sleepers" coming into the season–how can the guy not average at least 7.5 assists a game with sharp-shooters Paul Pierce and Ray Allen on the wing and KG in the post? He won't be asked to do much more than feed the Celts' fancy Money Players, but should see overall improvements with Delonte West no longer in the mix. Assists and steals are his strengths by far, and Rondo could be among the NBA's leading thieves.
19. Stephon Marbury, New York Knicks: Marbury has been all over the map this offseason, from bizarre interviews with local media to claiming he's going to Europe next season. The Isiah Thomas and Larry Brown tenures have not been kind to his fantasy game, and 30-year-old Stephon is coming off two of his worst seasons as a pro. He's still going to give you serviceable assists, but the FT%, FG%, steals and points have really fallen off.
20. Derek Fisher, Los Angeles Lakers: Derek Fisher returns to LA as their starting point, and he should put up good-not-great numbers across the board with consistent minutes. Jordan Farmar simply isn't ready to carry much of the load, and the veteran Fisher can still find the open man and knock down jumpers from all over. Expect something in the neighborhood of 13 points, 5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 three-pointers on solid FT% and less than stellar FG%. Not bad, though, for a guy who'll likely be overlooked in most drafts.
21. Jameer Nelson, Orlando Magic
22. Chucky Atkins, Denver Nuggets
23. Devin Harris, Dallas Mavericks
24. Luke Ridnour, Seattle Supersonics
25. Jarrett Jack, Portland Trail Blazers
26. Acie Law IV, Atlanta Hawks
27. Jose Calderon, Toronto Raptors
28. Jamaal Tinsley, Indiana Pacers
29. Steve Blake, Portland Trail Blazers
30. Sam Cassell, Los Angeles Clippers
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Hours by appointment:
Monday: Monday: 9:00am-5:00PM
* or 12:00am-8:00pm, alternating each week.
Tuesday: 12:00 - 8:00PM
Wednesday: 9:00am-5:00PM
Thursday: 9:00am-5:00PM (closed between 12:30-1:30PM) *
Friday: 9:00am-5:00PM
* NOTE: Two Thursdays per month, I am seeing patients at Hickory Veterinary Hospital, Plymouth Meeting, PA (610) 828-3054.
After June 2016 I will no longer be seeing patients at that location.
• Dr. Byrne earned his veterinary degree (DVM) from the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1984.
• Dr. Byrne completed a 3 year residency in veterinary dermatology at the University of Illinois in 1995. He then completed a 1-year residency in veterinary nutrition at the University of Illinois.
• In 1996, Dr. Byrne received an advanced degree in Veterinary Science (dermatology and nutrition) at the University of Illinois.
• Dr. Byrne taught veterinary dermatology at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania for six years.
• He opened Allergy Ear and Skin Care for Animals (AESCA) at its present location in Bensalem, PA because he saw a need for a facility dedicated to the needs of dogs and cats who suffer from skin and ear disorders.
Pseudomonas background:
Pseudomonas is a genus of gamma proteobacteria, belonging to the larger family of pseudomonads.
The genus Pseudomonas includes bacteria formerly classified in the genera Chryseomonas and Flavimonas. Other bacteria previously classified in the genus Pseudomonas are now classified in the genera Burkholderia and Ralstonia.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common bacterium which can cause disease in animals, including humans. It is found in soil, water, skin flora, and most man-made environments throughout the world. It thrives not only in normal atmospheres, but also in hypoxic atmospheres, and has thus colonized many natural and artificial environments.
Because it thrives on most surfaces, this bacterium is also found on and in medical equipment, including catheters, causing cross-infections in hospitals and clinics. It is implicated in hot-tub rash In humans, possibly due to excessive warmth and moisture of the skin causing increased susceptibility to infection. Theoretically the same would be possible in dogs who spend a great deal of time in the pool or hot tub.
Pseudomonas bacteria use a wide range of organic material for food; in animals, the versatility enables the organism to infect damaged tissues or people with reduced immunity. The symptoms of such infections depend on the location of the infection, but most any tissue of the body can be infected. Although infections in dogs and cats can include not only skin and ears, but also respiratory tract and urinary tract, we will focus on the skin and ears.
The most common veterinary dermatological disorder in which Pseudomonas plays a role must be otitis (ear infections). There must be some characteristics of the canine ear (moreso than the feline ear) that make it a suitable target for Pseudomonas. The bacteria appears to possess significant virulence factors judging by difficulty in clearing a Pseudomonas otitis. However, there are some important features, that if addressed, make clearing a Pseudomonas otitis more likely.
How to make the ear less supportive of Pseudomonas infection:
Prevention is key. Avoid using old tubes of medications or cleansers that may have become contaminated from treating past infections or infections in other pets. Pseudomonas are often resistant to antiseptics and will not be killed by any antibiotic to which they are resistant – they will happily exist in an old bottle of medication or cleanser.
When your pet is boarded or if she/he needs ear therapy, insist that your pet's own bottle of cleanser be used, do not let a "community" bottle of cleanser or ear medicine be used for your pet's ears. Pseudomonas are not killed by many antiseptics.
Insist on a new disposable otoscope (the tool used to examine the ear) cone (the cone-shaped plastic part of the otoscope that is inserted in the ear) be used for your pet's ear. Reusable cones or ear endoscopes are OK as long as fresh antiseptic, tested for the ability to kill Pseudomonas are used prior to placing in your dog's ears. Studies often find Pseudomonas bacteria can survive in many of the soapy liquid antiseptic trays often used to store reusable otoscope cones.
What you can do if your pet has Pseudomonas otitis:
Control your pet's allergies. Allergies can cause damage to the ear making it a good "home" for Pseudomonas to take up residence and allergies are the most common cause behind recurring ear infections in adult pets. Severe uncontrolled allergy can make ear infections impossible to resolve.
Follow your veterinarian's instructions closely with regard to ear therapy:
Be sure to use ear medications as directed. If you run out of ear medicine or cleanser sooner than planned, ask for a refill right away. Ask for a demonstration if you are not sure how to administer the ear medicine to your pet. Use all oral antibiotics as directed.
Be sure to keep followup appointments for ear infections. Most pets act better before the ear infection is truly resolved. Do not use your pet's behavior with regard to its ears as an indication the infection is resolved. Otherwise you may find a situation in which infections recur frequently enough to cause permanent damage to the ear and the need for ear surgery.
Pseudomonas skin infections
Occasionally Pseudomonas can cause infections of the skin of dogs and cats. Most often this happens in areas of skin that are damaged or in immunosuppressed pets. Often the skin is damaged enough from chronic Staph infections that Pseudomonas bacteria are able to infect the skin also.


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Dealing with BGA in a slow growing crypt tank...
Ongoing battle with BGA... I did the research, read many articles and took friend's advice (thank you). People seem to think BGA is easy to erradicate, I wish I could concur :(
BGA is still lurking in my beloved crypt tank...Here's what I managed to do to fight the BGA to date (since Dec)...
-cleaned filter
-maintained Nitrate at >40ppm
-increased water movement
-reduced light intensity (raised lights)
-reduced photo period (to 8hrs)
-mechanically suction/remove BGA
-prune dying or affected leaves
I did NOT do the following (for fear of damaging crypts):
-use anti-biotics
-dose excel
-blackout tank
I know part of the key to success are thriving growing plants, unfortunately many of my crypts are of the slow growers.
I've seen a reduction of the BGA, but yet it lurks and remains visble in my tank. I've been fighting this thing for 5wks now and I'm about to give up and re-boot my tank.
Any advice or spiritual guidance is appreciated :)
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Got any pictures of it?
If it's BGA nitrates and cleaning the tank, not the filter, should make it back out. I don't think it's BGA though if indeed you kept your nitrates that high for a week or two.
I had it a couple of times until I raised the fertilizer dosing and it went away by itself.
Just keep harassing it and it will cease to be a nuisance if you are having success with your methods. It is probably a presence in most tanks but usually it isn't noticed as it is lurking under the gravel line or under suction cups where it doesn't really bother anything.
How much is there and where is it growing?
you can see it on the substrate and leaves of my foreground plant. it has also sprea as i've been suctioning and cleaning to other leaves, a light dusting tho nor as thick...
Yep, BGA all right. You have low nitrates.
my Nitrates are >40 ppm... unless my test kit is busted (API)
I don't think the test is good. BGA is better :)
If you have someone to borrow a test and see if the result differs that will be also good. You don't mentioned how you fertilize and how you feed the fish if any.
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I don't really know about that one. Have you tried blasting it with oxygen? I do this fairly regularly when I can't figure out what else to do. Clean the tank as much as possible. Empty half the water. Let the filter run so that the water is returned above the surface level. Just leave it like that until you can't stand to wait any longer. Turn the filter off and take the filter apart and clean it in the tank water you removed in the first place. Essentially it is just a normal water change with a huge churn of water in the middle.
1/3 dose of antibiotics will not harm your crypts, and will get rid of the BGA
A big part of the reason BGA is considered easy to eradicate is because there's the option of antibiotics. Which typically destroys it completely, with surgical precision. And it will not reappear, regardless of tank conditions, unless reintroduced from an outside source.
Why would antibiotics damage your crypts? Plants are not bacteria.
Why would you avoid any risk of damage, imagined or real, to the point of giving up and destroying the plants yourself?
No harm attempting to deal with it first through other means. Sometimes it works. But once your patience is exhausted, it's time to stop avoiding the most reliable cure.
I have blamed my test kits for being faulty numerous times, whenever what they told me didn't fit with my understanding on how things work.
Now that I'm more experienced, I look back on all this and find my tests have only lied to me once - an expired KH test that gave readings so high it was immediately rejected.
BGA consumes an enormous amount of nitrate. So much that it can cause levels to bottom out, starving your plants, which is obviously a bad thing. The BGA does not starve itself in the process, because it can directly utilize additional nitrogen sources that plants cannot.
So you add more nitrate. And sometimes the BGA goes away. Folks say nitrate kills BGA. I say if BGA loves nitrate so much, all you're doing is feeding it.
What's important is that now there's some nitrate left over for the plants. It's the plants that beat the BGA, not the nitrate.
But they may not be able to fully accomplish this feat, if there are nothing but slow growers. Or few plants. Or anything else affecting plant health. Or areas of a tank that act as almost independent ecosystems, isolated by poor flow or physical barriers.
So I believe [thefisherman] and his test kit. It's no surprise to me that additional nitrate didn't solve his problem, and that results for increasing nitrate are so varied in general.
Don't want to start anything.
All I know is BGA turns off because of the high nitrates. It's the relationship between the bacteria and the algae that breaks down with Nitrates in excess. It will not grow better if it's above the feeding limit, it uses a soft-spot. Once you're out of bounds it will disappear as it's unable to maintain the symbiosis.
I never used medication in my tank. BGA came and went all by itself every time. Once I spotted the algae I would increase dosing of NO3. Why I got low NO3 in the first place? I trim plants when I feel like it. Sometimes there's almost no NO3 left. In the span of two weeks I had NO3 jump from 10PPM to over 30PPM. All just with a heavy dose of scissors action.
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Nitrogen fixation
Cyanobacteria cultured in specific media. Cyanobacteria can be helpful in agriculture as they have the capability to fix atmospheric nitrogen to soil.
Cyanobacteria include unicellular and colonial species. Colonies may form filaments, sheets or even hollow balls. Some filamentous colonies show the ability to differentiate into several different cell types: vegetative cells, the normal, photosynthetic cells that are formed under favorable growing conditions; akinetes, the climate-resistant spores that may form when environmental conditions become harsh; and thick-walled heterocysts, which contain the enzyme nitrogenase, vital for nitrogen fixation. Heterocysts may also form under the appropriate environmental conditions (anoxic) when fixed nitrogen is scarce. Heterocyst-forming species are specialized for nitrogen fixation and are able to fix nitrogen gas into ammonia (NH3), nitrites (NO−
2) or nitrates (NO−
3) which can be absorbed by plants and converted to protein and nucleic acids (atmospheric nitrogen is not bioavailable to plants).
Rice plantations utilize healthy populations of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria (Anabaena, as symbiotes of the aquatic fern Azolla) for use as rice paddy fertilizer.[5]
Cyanobacteria are arguably the most successful group of microorganisms on earth. They are the most genetically diverse; they occupy a broad range of habitats across all latitudes, widespread in freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems, and they are found in the most extreme niches such as hot springs, salt works, and hypersaline bays. Photoautotrophic, oxygen-producing cyanobacteria created the conditions in the planet's early atmosphere that directed the evolution of aerobic metabolism and eukarotic photosynthesis. Cyanobacteria fulfill vital ecological functions in the world's oceans, being important contributors to global carbon and nitrogen budgets.
Antibiotics full dose will take care of this nasty algae...wont hurt and sp. at all...
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Persol 3-D Award for the most creative 3-D film of the year
Shimizu Takashi (Japan - President)
Born in 1972 in Gunma, Japan. Directing from his own scripts for V-Cinema, he scored a word-of-mouth success with Juon and Juon 2 in 1999, which led to their reimagining as the theatrical features and smash-hits Ju-on (2002) and Ju-on 2 (2003). With Sam Raimi producing, he remade his first film as The Grudge (2004). It was the number one in the U.S. box office for two weeks. A sequel, The Grudge 2, also made it to the number one spot. His low-budget film Marebito (Stranger from Afar, 2004) won the Corbeau d'Or at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film. His other work includes Tomie: Re-birth (2001), Rinne (Reincarnation, 2005). He has several projects under way, both in Hollywood and Japan.
Jim Hoberman (USA)
Born, raised and still living in New York City, Jim Hoberman is the senior film critic of the "Village Voice", the largest weekly newspaper in the US, as well as an adjunct professor of Cinema at the Cooper Union. He is the author of a number of books, including Midnight Movies (written with Jonathan Rosenbaum), Vulgar Modernism: Writing on Movies and Other Media, and The Dream Life: Movies, Media, and the Mythology of the Sixties. His new book, An Army of Phantoms: Hollywood and the Making of the Cold War will be published in early 2011. He has co-curated exhibitions at the Jewish Museum and P.S. 1 in New York and has served on film juries in Rotterdam, Berlin, Jerusalem and Naples and recently completed his second term as a member of the New York Film Festival selection committee.
David Zamagni (Italy)
Born in Rimini in 1971. A director and filmmaker, he lives and works at Roncofreddo. Together with Nadia Ranocchi, he is the author of the projects by the Zapruder group. From 1994 to 2000, he worked as an actor and was on several occasions a co-author with Enrico Casagrande and Daniela Nicolò of Motus group projects. He subsequently dealt with the realisation of films of various shows by the Fanny&Alexander company and the more recent collaboration for the Purgatorio by Romeo Castellucci. The Zapruder group, founded in 2000 by David Zamagni, Nadia Ranocchi and Monaldo Moretti, which today also includes musician Francesco Brasini and Elena Biserna, has recently won the Lo Straniero Prize for "the hybrid and anti-commercial nature of their "chamber cinema", which renders this experience an important example of resistance and radicality in the national and international panorama". Zapruder's work finds itself in the zone between visual, performance and cinematographic arts and is the result of a mix of technology and craftsmanship based on the hsitory of the techniques of vision, within a process of continuous calling into question of language, aesthetics and technical medium. Since 2005, the group is exploring the potential of stereoscopy, planning and making both cameras and screening systems.


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About GTAP: Center for Global Trade AnalysisThe Global Trade Analysis Project is coordinated by the Center for Global Trade Analysis, which was founded in 1992 by Professor Thomas W. Hertel and is housed in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University.
The Center employs staff members and a team of graduate assistants, which are Ph.D. candidates in either the Economics or Agricultural Economics programs. In addition to the staff, GTAP relies heavily on a worldwide network of CGE modelers and trade economists. These collaborators provide data and modeling expertise to help foster the Center's mission.
Center Staff and Departmental Research Associates (Full Details) (Former Staff)
- Angel Aguiar - Research Economist
- Zeynep Akgul - Post-doctoral Research Associate and Visiting Scholar
- Uris Lantz Baldos - Research Assistant Professor
- Ginger Batta - Senior Program Manager
- Sue Bennett - Operations Coordinator
- Mary Burfisher - Senior Education Advisor
- Maksym Chepeliev - Research Economist
- Erwin Corong - Research Economist
- Hao (David) Cui - Post-doctoral Research Associate
- Jeremy Douglas - Web and Information Technology Specialist
- Alla Golub - Research Economist
- Thomas Hertel - Distinguished Professor and Executive Director
- Russell Hillberry - Faculty Research Associate
- Roman Keeney - Faculty Research Associate
- Jing Liu - Post-doctoral Scholar
- Robert McDougall - Senior Research Economist
- Krishnamurthy Sriramesh - Professor and Senior Advisor for Strategic Communication
- Shanxia Sun - Post-Doctoral Research Associate
- Farzad Taheripour - Faculty Research Associate
- Wally Tyner - Senior Policy Advisor and James and Lois Ackerman Professor of Agricultural Economics
- Dominique van der Mensbrugghe - Director and Research Professor
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To provide leadership in economic policy analysis through better data, fostering collaboration and research.
We value:
- International collaboration because it increases quality of data and analysis.
- Objectivity and transparency because they are crucial to our data work and analysis.
- Discovery because improving methodology leads to better policy analysis.
- Learning because it creates critical vibrancy both within the Center and in the expanding network.
- Engagement because it helps us serve policy analysts and decision makers with better data and analysis.
- Better data leads to better policy analysis which leads to better policy.
- Reconciling data makes data better.
- CGE modeling provides useful insights.
- Avoiding duplication in data production is efficient.
- Collaboration enhances individual efforts.
- Having more trained users enriches policy debates.
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