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Turnout light for Pennsylvania primaries
In the marquee race of Pennsylvania's primary Tuesday, four Democrats are competing for their party's nomination to challenge Republican Gov. Tom Corbett in November.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Only registered Democrats and Republicans may vote in Pennsylvania's closed-primary system. To find your voting precinct, visit www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/Pages/PollingPlaceInfo.aspx.
Only voters who are voting in person for the first time will be required to show photo or non-photo identification.
Balloting was light in Allegheny County's eastern suburbs this morning.
"This is the slowest I have ever seen it," said Judy Diorio. She is election judge at the Churchill borough building, where voters from the borough's 1st District had cast 26 ballots as of 10 a.m.
Daniel Schcosky, 59, of Churchill was among those who voted.
"The governorship is important to me. The issue for me is the Marcellus shale I don't like what Gov. Corbett did with that," he said, adding that he believes Democrat Rob McCord can address his concerns about the state's lack of a severance tax and what he sees as lax environmental oversight.
Several miles to the east in Monroeville's Alpine Village, only 13 voters had cast ballots as of 9:30 a.m.
"It's been pretty slow," said election clerk Pete Scarano. "I think apathetic would be a good word for the turnout."
In Westmoreland County, at Salem Township's Cloverleaf polling place, only 17 people had cast ballots as of 8:55. Election clerk Amy Thompkins said turnout is much higher in general elections and presidential primaries.
"Some years we have 17 people vote in the first 15 minutes," Thompkins said.
County officials dispatched sheriff's deputies to stop campaigners from handing out sandwiches and donuts to voters at a polling site in the North Side.
Court of Common Pleas Judge Paul E. Cozza, who is presiding over the county's Election Court, issued an order to stop the activity at 601 Pressley St. in Deutschtown. Deputies were ordered to confiscate any food items found at the poll. Court officials said pollsters are not permitted to distribute anything of value at a poll during an election.
Sheriff's deputy Sgt. Kevin Faulds delivered the confiscated donuts and bagels to the Jubilee Soup Kitchen in Uptown.
Election officials said they received a similar complaint at the same polling site during last year's general election.
At the senior citizens center on Virginia Avenue in Mt. Washington, the electronic voting machines were not operable so paper ballots were being used as of 8:30 a.m.
In the governor's race, state Treasurer Rob McCord, former Department of Environmental Protection secretary Katie McGinty, U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Philadelphia, and York County businessman Tom Wolf are the candidates still standing in what began this year as an eight-way primary.
None hails from Western Pennsylvania, but each candidate has campaigned in the Pittsburgh area to entice undecided voters.
Corbett of Shaler is running unopposed in the GOP primary.
The state Supreme Court on May 1 removed his opponent from the ballot because he missed a deadline to file a statement of financial interests.
Turnout was low at St. Alexis School in McCandless, said Dave Kusserow, judge of elections for the 1st and 2nd Wards in the 3rd District.
Between 7 and 9:25 a.m., 17 people had voted, poll workers said. St. Alexis is the polling location for about 1,750 registered voters.
"This is a primary. A lot of people don't turn out for the primary anyway," Kusserow said.
Longtime McCandless residents John and Norma Petro, both 87, never miss an election, they said.
"We always vote in every primary. … It's our duty to get the right people in," Norma Petro said.
They planned to vote for Corbett, they said.
"I think he's doing the job right now that addresses our problems," John Petro said.
Other elections include primary races for U.S. House, lieutenant governor, state House, state Senate and hundreds of state, county and city-level political committee posts.
Trib Total Media staff writers Debra Erdley, Bob Bauder, Sam Spatter and Tory N. Parrish contributed to this report.


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Drake's third studio album officially hits stores today. Hit the jump to listen to Spotify's stream of the album. Read More
Drake talks to Ryan Seacrest about his ascendant fame, the album for the current generation, and living up to his own expectations. Plus, what separates him from other rappers…like reading the feedback on NWTS on social media and the internet.
Artist: Drake
Album: Nothing Was The Same
Label: Cash Money Records
Release Date: September 24, 2013
It's lonely at the top.
"No new friends." "Versace, Versace". "Y.O.L.O." Over the past six months, Drake's music has been nonstop fuel for memes and Instagram hashtags, so it makes sense that he'd rather spend some time by himself than participate in a culture he's largely contributed to. After all, you don't sh*t where you eat.
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i'm going on the record right now as not hating drake's new album Nothing Was The Same. on first listen, dead serious i fell asleep. but i think that had more to do with the fact that i hadn't prepared myself to listen to an r&b album and those joints do a brother like warm cocoa on a wintry night. aubrey's playlist has a similar effect and shouldn't be consumed while operating machinery heavier than an iPhone or a calculator.
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Aubrey can't get out of our heads this week. He's on every show talking about the album and his new lease on life. Sounding like a motivational speaker out here. Ellen grilled him on his dating life, popping up pictures of various rumored flings and Drake swatted them like David Ortiz. Of Rihanna? Watch.
MTV catches with Drake who talks about his upcoming album (which you may or may not have heard about) dropping November 24. Aubrey says that he hopes Nothing Was The Same will end up having the same lasting power as his previous release, 2011's Take Care.
first of all, pause that song title all the way.
now, another moment in hip-hop weekday singles release history happened today. jay z, temporarily descended from his throne of art collecting and international-ing, blessed the people (those wicked ingrates) with a verse from on high. and it's on drake's new album. reasons why this is major…
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If this song is any indication of the tone of Drake's Nothing Was The Same, sh*t's about to get even more deep and uncomfortable. Drake's best work is his most squirming, awkward struggle with fame set to the rhythm of an increasingly confident flow. A personal letter to his mother and uncle? That's just the start.
"It ain't about who did it first/It's about who did it right" and other Chris Brown and Rihanna references follow. This preview…this leak from NWTS…it's yooooooouuuurs. After the jump.
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i wasn't even gonna speak on the lil homey kendrick at ALL at all. then this dude came completely out of his dickies to a TMZ cameraman about responses to his Instigator Verse. like, "they gotta try harder" or some other 2% milk light-weight business. that's when i was like…
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Last night, My Name Is My Name got its official listening treatment. And, as expected, Kanye stole the scene from Pusha T by screaming his way through an endorsement. But one particular statement may have been aimed at October's Very Own, Drizzy. Check the quote after the jump.
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Abel liberates another visual off his Kiss Land album, dropping the video for "Live For" featuring Drake. Kiss Land in stores now.
Shea Serrano, of LA Weekly and Grantland, has been blazing a trail across the internet with great visuals…including his amazing tumblr creation Drakeing Bad. Check the trailer for his Bun B Coloring Book after the jump.
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recently, lifehacker reported on the jobs with the best career outlook over the long-term. among them: bio-engineers, elementary school teachers…and, to the delight of every working girl, strippers. here's a short list of the rappers who will be sponsoring the next generation's best and brightest. merry christmas everyone!
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Pipeline Welding & Fabrication
As the need for specialty steel pipe grows, higher steel grades and bigger wall thicknesses are introducing new challenges to pipe welding and fabrication shops. Here are some of the latest advances in welding equipment and fabrication tools that can help these shops gain and maintain a competitive advantage.
Rugged and portable, the APEX™ 2100 Orbital Welding System from The Lincoln Electric Company (Cleveland, OH) incorporates several features designed to speed set up and ensure accurate high speed TIG welding. The system features a APEX™ 2100 Orbital Controller with pendant to deliver a fully integrated and synchronized system that monitors, adjusts and controls welding parameters throughout the welding process, while capturing all welding information and data for future analytical and statistical reporting.
A demonstration and overview of the Lincoln Electric orbital TIG system comprised of the APEX™ 2100 and the HELIX™ T55.
The HELIX™ T55 Weld Head and patent-pending gear-driven track ring system are designed to be a complete, lightweight welding solution that is easy to install and position on pipes. The sleek and low-profile design allows the HELIX™ T55 to weld in confined or restricted spaces and in locations with lack of visibility.
A Power Wave® S500 multi-process power source provides exceptional performance for welding on thicker materials. The Power Wave® S500 delivers an extremely fast arc response, includes more than 65 standard welding waveforms for optimized performance on almost any application, and efficiently converts input power to reduce operational costs. A Cool Arc® 55 Water Cooler is designed to integrate with the Power Wave® S-Series power sources, reliably cools torches rated up to 500 amps. The APEX™ Mobile Workstation is a heavy-duty, industrial cabinet that houses all the APEX™ 2100 Orbital Welding System components.
This innovative solution was developed to meet application demands under a variety of environmental conditions, to achieve high productivity rates through advanced system performance, and reduce field serviceability and downtime. The system provides consistent and repeatable weld quality by reducing weld defects.
The company also offers an economical, entry-level CNC pipe-cutting solution in a compact footprint, the new MASTERPIPE® Mini Profiler that improves pipe fabrication productivity and quality by consolidating set-up, programming and cutting as an easy operation. This dual-axis CNC machine has a footprint of only 2 ft wide x 7 ft long and can rapidly finish 4 ft material. Five ft long expansion models can help the unit hold material up to 24 ft long.
An overview of the MASTERPIPE Mini Profiler from Lincoln Electric.
The powerful combination of a Windows® computer, running Torchmate® Driver Software, with the Torchmate Pro-Series CNC controller provides effective cutting on X-Y tables. The configurable, fully editable Driver Software directly takes the design software-generated G code and sends it to the controller. This action activates the MASTERPIPE Mini Profiler's precise, accurate and dependable stepper motors, providing smooth, reliable torch carriage motion through the pairing of a direct gear-drive and self-cleaning V-rail/V-roller system. A single button control moves the torch mount back to the next chuck so that material can be easily loaded, positioned for cutting and unloaded.
An oxyfuel attachment option is available for material with heavy wall thickness or pipe and tubing that is "out of round." It is capable of cutting and profiling pipe with an outside diameter range of 1 in to 12 in, quickly and efficiently delivering a wide range of cuts. These cuts include straight, miter, saddle, center offset, multiple intersection and gusset slots. The unit also cuts round, rectangular and overlapping pipe holes. With the optional WinMPM software, the menu-driven programming system is easy to use and doesn't require highly skilled operations. Operators can select the type of cut from a large, pre-loaded cut library, making set-up quick and trouble free.
High-efficiency Classic® 300 HE and SAE-300® HE diesel engine drive welders are ideal for pipeline welding applications because they combine the excellent performance of the traditional, pure DC generator with a rugged, robust design. The pure DC generator welding output produces the welding arc preferred by pipeline operators and contractors, providing precise arc control for stick, TIG, MIG, flux-cored and gouging processes in demanding code applications.
A demonstration of how to set up the Lincoln Electric SAE-300® Engine Driven Welder.
Both deliver 3,000 total watts of AC power from a 120V or 240V duplex receptacle for power tools and lights. Compliant with the EPA Tier 4 Engine Emissions Standard, both fuel-efficient units feature 3-cylinder, water-cooled, 1,800 rpm engines. The Classic 300 HE offers the Kubota® D1503 engine, while the SAE-300 HE offers a choice between the Kubota D1503 and soon the Perkins® 403F-15T.
The Kubota engine delivers 15 percent fuel savings at 300A at low idle vs. the previous Classic 300 D model. The Perkins engine will deliver 13 percent savings at 300A and 20 percent at low idle vs. the previous SAE-300 model. These compact units, ideal for installation on truck beds, have fuel gauges on the control panel to easily monitor fuel levels, with additional engine gauges to indicate oil pressure and engine temperature. An electronic engine idler extends engine life and reduces fuel consumption. All-day welding is possible thanks to a 16 gal (60.6 l) plastic fuel tank.
When it comes to reliability, both of these diesel engine drives' engine control units (ECU) are in a sealed housing for robust environmental shielding, with single-side engine access for easy routine maintenance. Both have glow plugs for cold-weather starting, automatic shutdown protection for low oil pressure or high water temperature with indicator lights for both functions, as well as one for the battery charging system.
Also ideal for pipe welding operations is the Activ8™ portable wire feeder, the smallest, lightest wire feeder on the market that is available in a One-Pak® configuration that includes a Magnum® PRO Curve™ 300 gun. With the One-Pak, welders can enjoy the convenience of receiving a wire feeder and gun matched for most applications in the shipbuilding, construction or pipeline industries. The Activ8™ One-Pak includes the following:
- Activ8 Wire Feeder with internal contactor, gas solenoid, arc-sensing lead and clip [15 ft (4.5 m)] and a K1500-2 Gun Bushing.
- Magnum PRO Curve 300 Gun with 15 ft (4.5 m) gun cable, 1/16 in (1.6 mm) liner, and K466-10 Gun Connector Kit.
The Activ8 has across-the-arc operation (voltage sensing) that uses a sense lead and contactor to enable weld current. Its standard shielding gas apparatus can be used for FCAW-G and GMAW processes. It is housed inside a tough plastic case, molded from high-impact, flame-retardant material, is durable and lightweight enough to withstand repeated drop testing.
Check out how rugged the Lincoln Electric Activ8™ Wire Feeder is for shipbuilding, construction, and other industrial applications.
The portable wire feeder is capable of feeding self-shielded FCAW or FCAW-G and GMAW (MIG) gas-shielded wires at 50 ipm to 800 ipm (1.3 m/min – 20.3 m/min). It will handle GMAW wires .023 in to .052 in (0.6 mm to 1.3 mm) in diameter and FCAW wires of .035 in to 5/64 in (0.9 mm to 2.0 mm) in diameter. The Activ8 is rated at 330 amps at 60 percent duty cycle and weighs in at only 27 lb (12.2 kg). At the heart of the Activ8 wire feeder is the MAXTRAC® Drive System, which features the following:
- Dual gear-driven drive system to ensure positive feeding performance.
- Patented wire drive with tool-less drive roller and wire guide changes for quick spool replacement.
- Tachometer-controlled motor to power drive rolls for smooth, steady feeding without wire slippage.


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This shrine still stands to give ocular demonstration of this narrative, though, sooth to say,its appearance would indicate aless remote antiquity and a morecommon place origin. It differs neither in size nor other essentials from the temples, which swarm in our larger cities, and its style of architecture is decidedly modern. No inscription exists on the central building, but a tablet let into the pediment of an outwork on the north-east records the fact that this portion of the edifice was erected by one Darpanarayan in the year Shalivahana 1683, i.e., 1761 A.D.
Two other stones inserted in an interior wall east of the temple give the names of two brothers named Hatambar and Taralasara, and a third bears the date of 1677 Shalivahana or 1755 A.D., but is otherwise illegible. These annexes are to all appearances as old as Viswakarma's alleged handiwork, and it is doubtful if any portion of the buildings, as they stand, dates further back than the commencement of the 18th century. Their purlieus are more interesting. They consist of streets upon streets of deva in graven stone,erected from time to time by wealthy worshippers.


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Flames NewsFlames Home > Men's Basketball Home > News
Flames Fall To Winthrop In Game That Goes Down To The Wire
The Winthrop Eagles (20-4, 10-0 BSC) snapped the Liberty Flames (11-13, 5-5 BSC) four-game win streak in a nail biter until the final buzzer on Tuesday night at the Winthrop Coliseum, 80-76.
The Flames started the game on a 9-5 run when Larry Blair scored a bucket at the 17:35 mark. The Eagles started to get their offense going as Winthrop scored 10 out of the next 12 points, capped by a Chris Gaynor lay-up at the 14:44 mark to take a 15-11 lead.
However, the four-point advantage would be the Eagles' largest in the first half as the Flames went on a 27-10 run, capped by a Blair steal and Dwight Brewington wide open dunk on transition. The bucket gave Liberty its largest lead of the half, 38-25, with 4:30 left in the opening period.
The Eagles cut the Flames lead down to seven points as they finished the half on a 11-5 run allowing Liberty took a 43-36 lead into halftime.
The Flames shot a very strong 68.0 percent from the floor on 17-of-25 shooting in the first half behind 14 points from Blair. Anthony Smith added nine points and Brewington chipped in eight points in the opening 20 minutes.
Liberty limited Winthrop to 41.9 percent from the floor on 13-of-31 shooting in the first half, but the Eagles kept the game close with 12 second-chance points off of 12 offensive rebounds.
The Eagles started the second half on an 11-2 run as Michael Jenkins was fouled on a three-point attempt by Blair, making 2-of-3 from the charity stripe. The free throws cut Liberty's lead to 47-45 with 14:28 left in the game.
Liberty extended its lead back to seven, 52-45, courtesy of five-straight points that ended with two free throws by Blair with 11:31 left in the game.
The Eagles came roaring back, scoring 10-unanswered to take a 55-52 lead on a dunk by Craig Bradshaw with 8:44 remaining in the game.
The Flames regained the lead after two more Blair free throws, making it a 56-55 lead with 7:42 remaining. But, that would be the final time Liberty would lead the game as the Eagles went on an 11-1 run to go up 67-58 on a rebound and put back by Antwon Harris off a missed free throw by Taj McCullough.
The Flames got within two points at 78-76 thanks to a 20-9 run that was finished off by a Blair three-point shot with 18 seconds remaining. But Gaynor sank a pair from the charity stripe to push Winthrop's lead to a four-point margin, 80-76. Over the waning 16 seconds, Liberty missed a trio of three-point attempts, allowing Winthrop to secure the victory.
The Flames' hot shooting in the opening 20 minutes cooled off in the second half as Liberty shot just 29 percent (9-of-31) in the final period. Blair led the way for the Flames during the game with 23 points, three assists and two steals. Anthony Smith scored 21 points on 5-of-10 shooting and Brewington added 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting in the loss.
Bradshaw led the Eagles with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Gaynor and Jenkins each put in 19 points apiece. Torrell Martin, making his first start since injuring his right foot in the conference opener, scored eight points on 3-of-7 shooting.
The Flames return home on Saturday to take on Charleston Southern. Tip is set for 1 p.m. and will be game one of a doubleheader with the women's basketball team as the Lady Flames square off against High Point in the second game.


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Show Your Star Spirit: Vote for Your Favorite Finalist and Enter to Win Signature Swagby Maria Russo in Community, Food Network Star, June 3, 2015
You've read all about this season's 12 hopeful finalists, watched their casting videos and gotten the first tastes of their signature dishes, and you've likely already picked one — or a few — to root for during this week's premiere (Sunday at 9|8c). Now it's time to help your favorite finalists top the fan vote.
Currently Christina Fitzgerald is in the lead with 21 percent of the votes, though Matthew Grunwald is close behind, currently earning 16 percent of the votes. To help them secure their places, and to bring up the rankings of the other finalists, all you have to do is vote for them online. You can vote as many times per day as you'd like; once per day after voting, you can enter the sweepstakes for your chance to win Star superfan swag.


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equability of tone is best attained by the exclusive use of familiar and idiomatic words.
How this equability of temperature has been maintained does not now matter.
Each system tends by itself to produce periods of equability and periods of greater climatic contrast.
Caroline had something of her father's equability under attack.
The equability of the temperature is probably conducive to health.
Still more noteworthy, however, was the unvarying sweetness and equability of her disposition.
Seeing that her accuser was silent and confused, Lydia recovered her tongue and colour, and the equability of her temper.
We have rain enough, but not equability of temperature or moisture,—no steady, abundant supply of humidity in the air.
A remarkable fact, characteristic of the country west of the Rocky Mountains, is the mildness and equability of the climate.
This cloud is the seeming impossibility of reconciling my truth, irradiation, with my truth, equability of diffusion.
1670s, back-formation from equability or else from Latin aequabilis "equal, consistent, uniform," from aequare "make uniform" (see equate).


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 4/3/2014 (1235 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Kenora residents are under a boil-water advisory, and city officials there can't say when it will be lifted.
The city imposed a boil water order Saturday night, and today it seems clear it won't be lifted any time soon.
"There never was a date on it," explained Heather Kasprick, the city's deputy clerk.
It was imposed on the weekend with the understanding it was to be indefinite until an announcement is made to lift it.
Prolonged cold weather this winter means cities including Kenora can't keep up with repairs to the water mains that break almost daily. The weather has sunk frost levels twice as deep into the frozen ground, snapping water lines and wreaking havoc with essential city services such as drinking water across western Canada.
The boil-water order gives Kenora's city water workers a break and buys them some time as they fix the breaks.
They'll open the valves as each main is repaired with the intent of stabilizing the system pressures and to help end the cycle of the water main breaks.


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DESPITE falling to 30-6, High Wycombe CC beat Harefield on Saturday thanks to a stunning bowling display from Jonathan Burden.
High Wycombe were in dire trouble after Gavin Baker, Alex Morgan, Saif Zaib, Cameron Parsons, Matt Eyles and David Cranfield-Thompson all fell for single figures.
George Russell (20), Adam Dobb (41) and James Benning (25) hauled them up to 121 all out in 30 overs, and that proved more than enough once Burden got going.
He ripped through the order to finish with match-winning figures of 7-20 inside ten overs, with Gavin Baker supporting him with 3-22.
They finish their season at home to Slough.
Meanwhile, Gerrards Cross' survival hopes will go to the wire after the bottom three teams all lost at the weekend.
They trail Harefield by three points and Aston Rowant by nine points.
Cross host Oxford in their final match of the season.


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Innovators, inventors, spray researchers and technological masterminds
Daniel Düsentrieb must have come from the Black Forest – after all, there is a huge concentration of innovators in the south-west of Germany.
Of course, the quality and durability of Hansgrohe products is no mere coincidence. It is based on basic research – and sometimes on ingenious ideas too.


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Well, it's almost October. Can you believe it? Before we say goodbye to September here's this week's edition of Creative Links of the Week.
Around the Web:
This creeptastic LEGO masterpiece took 600 hours to build!
Ceramics with feet. Yes!
'Cause little men look cute in beards.
Here's how to photograph the galaxy…in 3D!
The world's coolest office is in Zurich.
This clever Lionel Richie Teapot will make you laugh.
Love Joanna Goddard's NYC Guides, especially this one.
A cat made of books. Would love to see more of this kind of art.
Have a soft spot for vintage style tech accessories? (Yes, me too.)
These tissue paper flowers for Lanvin are beautiful.
I think I need these pancake floor pillows.
Recapping the Best of My Modern Met:
Fashion can always use a little fantasy.
These face illusions trip me out!
Beautiful pictures that are actually paintings.
Time to bust out those old album covers and have a little fun.
I'll never look at M&Ms the same way again.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
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Definition Edit
A Privacy Incident Response Team (PIRT) is a group of DHS officials at the Departmental level or at the Component level responsible for handling Privacy Incident investigation, mitigation, and notification, with oversight by the DHS Chief Privacy Officer (CPO).[1]
Overview Edit
Each PIRT is a standing team of officials organized in advance that will handle Privacy Incidents for the Component or for the Department. Each team includes officials responsible for administering operational, privacy, and security programs. Its membership will also include legal counsel, the inspector general, law enforcement, and public and legislative affairs. Each PIRT member provides assistance with incident handling based on their capability, expertise, and authority as warranted by the circumstances of the incident. Each office or member at the Departmental level will consult with its counterpart at the Component level to ensure consistency in the implementation of the PIHG throughout the Department.
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- ↑ See OMB Memorandum M-07-16 and OMB Memorandum, "Recommendations for Identity Theft Related Data Breach Notification" (Sept. 20, 2006) (full-text).


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Dane Rowley, Augustana College's new dean of admissions, said that in September he spent a week in China in an effort to recruit international students.
The trip was the first time in years an administrator from the college in Rock Island went to China for recruiting purposes, Rowley said.
"As a private institution, our mission is to look for international students to help provide U.S. students with a global education," he said.
Now international students make up about 1 to 2 percent of Augustana's overall student population. Rowley said he hopes to grow that number to 5 percent in the next three to five years.
Rowley said China's incoming president, Xi Jinping, has a special relationship with the Midwest, having twice visited Muscatine, including earlier this year. He also said Augustana recently hosted a group of Chinese high school students who were touring colleges throughout the Midwest. The students also visited Black Hawk College and Western Illinois University, among other stops in the area.
This new excitement comes after several years in which international student enrollment at Augustana was "flat," Rowley said.
"Bringing international students enhances the learning experience of U.S. students," he said. "U.S. students can interact and learn from them."


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Need Appliance Repair Help? Ask a Technician for Answers ASAP
Yes, it's a safety switch. This is how it's described: "Saftey thermal cut-off is one more way to insure product saftey-if the unit becomes to warm, it automatically turns off"If you open it up you may be able to get it going. The safety cut off is probably at fault here
If it got hot and the safety cut out tripped, it may not have cooled and reset like it should


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"So how was your summer?"
"It's been awful, you have no idea."
I leaned back on my stool, giving her room to deliver my food. Around me sat remnants of the old college crew, some of whom, like me, were back to mark the opening of a new school year while the others drank their first beers of their final semester.
"O yeah?"
"Yeah. I started working here this last May, meaning I've had to be around her every day. I can't handle it."
The waitress in question was a long lost flame, a girl who had, once upon a time, found herself caught up in the front end of my senior year shenanigans. She hadn't stood a chance. She was still special to me and we still talked occasionally, and had we had met at a different time under different circumstances who knows how we would have turned out. Instead, she found herself working side by side with the siren whose call I followed, co-destroyer of our budding not-quite relationship, and someone she despised unequivocally.
I play dumb and shrug, baiting her. "Who?"
"You know who."
"O yeah? Why was that a problem?"
"You asshole."
"What?? I'm serious!"
"Because you were fucking her the whole time you asshole!" I try and fail to hold in my laughter and she punches me on the arm. Though we're good now, I know she'll bring it up again later than night if I see her out. It never fails. I hurt her badly. Irish had once told me, half-joking but not really, that "I ruin these chicks." I figured he was just trying to get under my skin at the time, and it never really occurred to me how right he was until enough time had passed that I could examine my wake. Sometimes you just get too caught up in the game.
My next pitcher arrives and I watch as they both flit around, doing their waitress thing while expending as much energy as possible ignoring each other.
The siren looks up and we make brief eye contact before she pulls her eyes away quickly. I was on long standing cold shoulder status, interrupted only once by her last time she was in the metro visiting friends, and that was not a fun conversation. How did we get here? How did our good times vanish, replaced as they are with near boiling hatred? Rhetorical…
I had had my eye on her for a while, almost as long as she had had her eye on me. Throughout the years I dated my ex, I would see her every now and then at the bar, checking me out in a very non-discreetly. I was always intrigued as she was one of the few girls on campus whose name I didn't even know. I rarely saw her, though, and sometimes months would go by between sightings. When I broke up with my ex for the final time, one of the first thoughts I had was that I was going to make it happen the next time I saw her.
That time finally came one lazy winter Wednesday. I was a couple weeks in with a waitress, but she was out of town, and a few friends were out so I decided to join them. When she walked in our eyes met immediately. She had only come with one friend, who went over to a table in the back right away, leaving her by herself at the bar. Our eyes met again, and I motioned for her to join us. I don't even know what I said, but it turned out she had a competitive streak and was unwilling to let my trash talk about her taste in mojitos and mimosas go unchallenged. Before long we were at the bar doing a tequila shot contest and neither of us were willing to give up.
As the hour grew later, we went through all the motions. The banter, the touching, getting to know each other more, laughing all the way. It would seem I had finally caught the siren, the nameless face that had called to me for over two years, and I sat there supremely pleased with myself. We followed the next logical step and left for my place.
While lying in my bed making out and exploring, she paused and pulled herself up.
"Have you ever done like a friends with benefits thing before?"
"Yeah… Why?"
"Well it's just that I think we should. I mean, you're kind of this dick, bro-like guy who probably doesn't want a relationship, and I don't want one either…"
"Go on…"
"So… I think we should just have sex. Be like friends with benefits or whatever."
"Hmmmm…" I rolled her onto her back. "Works for me"
And that's how we started. For the next three weeks everything went smoothly. On random nights when one of us was feeling randy we'd hit the other up, and if the other was good to go in ten minutes we'd be banging. Her position a mere three houses away guaranteed five star convenience. Sometimes I'd really be feeling my oats and stack it such that she'd be over minutes after the waitress left, until I got too ambitious one night and she pulled in from work with the waitress's taillights half a block down.
We'd lay there afterwards and talk mostly platonic stuff, something you know even the most ardent "this is just friends with benefits" chicks have a problem with. She was actually very smart and ambitious so we usually had a lot of stuff to talk about, from the intellectual right down to teasing her about her Sex and the City ambitions. Knowing all about me and the waitress, sometimes she'd try to pry me about the situation and what we had been up to lately. Sometimes she was happy for me, and other times she was "concerned". I merely dismissed her curiosity as the girlish need to know everyone's business, and left it at that…
Eventually the waitress and I had our falling out, pretty much entirely because she knew about the siren from the beginning from informants around campus. She had toiled in secret, not letting on that she knew, hoping I would realize what I had in front of me before giving up in frustration. Soon, my dalliances with the siren increased in frequency and her stays increased in length. She would text more often, wanted to hang out on daily basis, and stayed the night regularly. We started training for this 10k together, went to bars by ourselves on off nights, and kicked it one night when we were both back in the metro. In other words, in the span of maybe two weeks since the waitress called it quits we were already breaking all the rules, gradually becoming less like the friends we said we were and more like what we claimed we weren't. In all honesty, I was fully aware of this creeping encroachment, and I did nothing to stop it.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't like it a little. I had feelings for her and enjoyed the time we spent together, but in retrospect I think most of all I liked knowing that even this chick couldn't resist me, that this siren that tempted me for years was finally in my grasp. That despite all the things she said about how I was a total dick she could never like, that I was an asshole, and so on, here she was. Sometimes I'd catch myself thinking "what if?" and then I'd go to the bar and remember why I didn't want a relationship. I was on a see-saw of indecisiveness.
Finally, after we started to get just a little too close I decided I wasn't willing to take the next step like she secretly wanted and it was time to start fading away. All the sudden I had papers and exams and all this stuff going on, shit she knew just as much as I did that I didn't care about. We went a whole week without hanging out and our communication faded, and the message appeared to have been received…
In the meantime, I had finally hung out with this other girl who Irish's then-girlfriend had been trying to hook me up with for weeks, kicking off what would be a months long on and off saga of games and manipulation with her. Also, during incommunicado week we had had a party, and in the process I had gotten the number of this little blondie Irish had class with and hung out with her on that Wednesday. The table looked set for a busy weekend.
That Friday the crew rolled into our usual spot. After glad handing a bit and making my way to the bar, I grab the first of what would be many High Lifes and turn around, only to be startled by the horror movie-like appearance of the siren behind me. Apparently unfazed at the signals I thought I was sending all week, she pulls close and kisses me. Well, shit. All I had wanted was to shred out some brews and meet someone new that night, and here she was. I couldn't tell her off, I still liked her and certainly didn't want to hurt her, but damnit this is ridiculous. I began moving around the bar trying to lose her. It turned into a game of thirsty tag- I would leave and go talk to people, chat up a girl or two, and then bam, like that creepy Ring chick she is right behind me again out of nowhere. Finally, I gave up and we spent the rest of bar time together.
Bar close arrived, and Irish's girlfriend and her friend invite us over for afties. At this point the siren was away, and Irish, who was fully aware of the situation and has been shaking his head all night in disbelief, and I plow our way through the crowd in a bid to lose her. No dice. I hear her yelling at us from on top the stairs.
"Hang on I've gotta grab my jacket!"
We turn and shake our heads laughing and start walking anyway. She speedwalks up and tags along with us to Irish's girlfriend's place, where her friend is waiting. Luckily for me, his girlfriend is possibly the best wingwoman ever. She takes the siren to the living room while her friend and I make out in the kitchen. After awhile, I start getting handsy before she shuts me down, saying there is no way we're doing that while the other chick is here. Damnit.
We all chill in the living room like a bunch of peas in a pod until Irish and I decide to head back, and once again she tags along. I'm pretty salty at this point, haven't said a word to her in over an hour, and I stay five steps ahead, keeping my silence. When we come to her turn, she keeps walking with us. Of course. Fine, I decide, she can stay the night.
But will I? As we head up to my room, I get a text from the blondie from Irish's class.
"Hey what are you up to?"
The gears start turning upstairs. The siren plops down onto my bed, waiting for me to join her. I tell her to hang on, and head to the bathroom.
I stand there peeing and text blondie back. She responds. I flush the toilet, and head downstairs and out the door to her place.
Five minutes later and almost to blondie's place, the siren texts me, asking where I'm at. I put the phone back in my pocket and knock on the door. A smiling blondie opens. I guide her to her room, and before I know it I'm fishing a condom out of my wallet.
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The dynamics around food are pretty straightforward: there are more and more people to feed, with less and less land available to grow food on. It's a classic supply and demand imbalance. It is also an investment opportunity – but how to approach it?
Until recently, it has been difficult for Australians to play the food industry, whether through soft commodities such as wheat and sugar, or through meat or fish. Oddly, for a country that is a major producer of agricultural products and livestock, there is a paucity of food and agriculture stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
But first, the big picture.
The long-term case for food investment is strong.
The world's population is today about 7 billion, having only passed the 3 billion mark in 1960.
Moreover, many of those people are living longer.
The proportion of the global population aged over 65 – negligible as recently as the 1950s – is increasing fast. Just under eight people in every 100 on earth are over 65 today. By 2050, it will be more than 16 in every 100.
Besides an ageing population, eating patterns are also changing, particularly in emerging markets, as are attitudes to self-sufficiency.
"There are not only more people but those people are getting wealthier, and there is a strong correlation between wealth and diet," says an executive director of Macquarie Group's agriculture division, Tim Hornibrook.
"As you get wealthier, you tend to consume more proteins, and that once again puts pressure on demand and supply."
To meet increased demand, animals are tending to be produced more intensively – pigs in piggeries, cattle in feedlots – in turn putting more pressure on the grain and oilseeds used to feed the animals.
As always, China is a huge driver. The growing use of fish, meat and dairy products in the Chinese diet has had ripple effects all the way to Australian and South American pastoral businesses. China's decision to be self-sufficient in wheat and corn has had knock-on effects, too.
The insistence on being self-sufficient in wheat and corn has meant China has less land available for growing soya beans. As a result, it is now a huge soy importer.
Then there is the issue of the scarcity of land.
"The investment case is a fairly simple one: we've got more people in the world eating more food, but less land to produce that food on," Hornibrook says.
"That is causing a structural imbalance between demand and supply, causing a shift in agriculture prices above their long-term average.
"Over the last 40 years, arable land available for agricultural production has basically halved. So whereas once upon a time we used to each have a football field we could go and farm on, today we have two-fifths of a football field."
As a result, precious resources will increasingly come under pressure.
"The increased size and age of the population means we see additional demands for food, water, resources and everything else," says the chief executive officer for the Middle East at European fund manager Robeco, Douglas Hansen-Luke. His firm is known for work on the so-called megatrends shaping the world in coming decades.
"It leads to scarcity."
Food shortages could ultimately result in civil unrest and prompt economic migration. More pragmatically, that shortage suggests an investment case.
UBS and Goldman Sachs are among the banks that have argued for a greater allocation to soft commodities this year.
Soft commodities are a way of diversifying a portfolio, and since food is usually a core part of inflation, they work as a hedge.
Shorter term, it's harder to determine the direction of any commodity in these uncertain times. Price movements can depend on imbalances in short-term supply and demand, and on weather.
The head of global commodities research at Credit Suisse, Ric Deverell, a former Reserve Bank of Australia economist, points out that corn is "fundamentally very tight, while wheat is nowhere near as tight".
But he says "the central tendency in most of these markets will be for markets to move sideways for the next year".
That said, corn is "the tightest market we have seen since the 1970s", he says. "When it's that tight, it only takes small changes in supply and demand to have very large movements in prices."
And on top of that, he says the incremental global rate of corn consumption has doubled since 2003, partly because of its use in making ethanol fuel – 40 per cent of the US corn crop will be used in this way in 2012.
So how to play it? Late last year, it became much easier to invest in soft commodities when a series of new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) was launched by BetaShares.
Exchange-traded funds behave like shares, in that you buy and sell them on a stock exchange, but they give you exposure to an index or an asset class, and tend to be low cost.
BetaShares has launched two food-related ETFs: an agriculture product and a commodities basket. The agriculture one tracks the performance of the S&P GSCI Agriculture Enhanced Select Index, which is made up of the big four commodities in agriculture – corn, wheat, soya beans and sugar.
The commodities basket is broader, covering 24 separate commodities including energy and metals, but it also includes a wider range of food-related commodities – eight agricultural (the big four plus cotton, coffee, Kansas wheat and cocoa) and three livestock (live cattle, feeder cattle and lean pigs).
All of these commodities are established markets, with a particularly long trading history in the United States.
Drew Corbett at BetaShares feels the new products fill a gap.
"We're trying to allow people access to different asset classes," he says.
"People have been able to invest in soft commodities overseas for 10 years now through access products [such as ETFs], and now people here can access some assets they previously didn't have a low-cost solution to invest in." He notes that among overseas private investors, asset classes such as these can account for up to 10 per cent to 15 per cent of an overall portfolio, and argues retail investors in Australia should be allowed the same opportunity to diversify.
One point to note about ETFs like this is that, unlike a share index ETF, these can't be backed by the underlying investments.
You would need to have a vast warehouse full of corn and wheat that couldn't be used (or, in the case of the oil ETF, a tanker) to back the fund. Instead, BetaShares backs its ETFs with cash, in order to reduce counterparty risk.
Providers of contracts for difference (CFDs) have watched the emergence of these ETFs with some interest, since they have provided the opportunity for investors to trade soft commodities for years without receiving a huge amount of take-up.
At IG Markets, for example, you can trade cocoa (London or US), coffee (robusta or arabica), orange juice, two kinds of sugar contract, cotton, lumber, oats, corn, soya beans (including meal and oil), wheat (London, Chicago or milling), rough rice, live and feeder cattle, lean hogs or rapeseed. But, by and large, people don't.
"It's not one of our most traded products," says Chris Weston at IG Markets. "But more specialised investors will use it – we get a lot of farmers who trade these products, for example."
He says that anyone looking at ETFs should take a look at CFDs first, on the grounds that they are more cost effective and that prices track the spot and futures markets more accurately. CFDs allow significant leverage, which magnifies both gains and losses.
Anyone investing in commodities needs to think about currency too. Commodities are generally quoted in US dollars, and as anyone who's invested in gold in recent years will know, that can make all the difference if you have made your investment in Australian dollars.
The BetaShares products hedge for the currency. People using CFDs can add a currency hedge in a separate contract if they wish.
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Each year, malaria kills more than 1 million people—90% of them in sub-Saharan Africa and 80% of them younger than 5—and makes 300 million people seriously ill. Major progress in controlling the disease has been made by the widespread adoption of bed nets to keep mosquitoes from attacking children at night and by the use of artemisinin-based therapy, which is the most effective treatment for infections.
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"We, though many, are one ..." --Rom 12:5
I like the little stickers they give you at the polling place for showing up to vote. I wear mine all day, glad I got to participate.
The common good is one of the basic social justice principles, and I apply this to ballot issues that may not affect me directly but serve the general good. Retired seniors do this when they support school bonds or sales tax initiatives for projects they won't benefit from personally but that are good for the community.
Voting is an amazing exercise in the peaceful transfer of power, whether it is a turnover at the federal level or the election of city commission or school board. Controversial issues are thrown into the public forum where persuasion and consensus decide the outcome instead of threats or violence. Social change evolves through the often messy process of self-government instead of by edict or civil war or coups. Even if elections are fraught with manipulation and propaganda, at the end of the day, everyone got to mark their ballot, have their say.
The relationship between voting and nonviolence was eloquently expressed in this quote from Taylor Branch in describing Dr. Martin Luther King's commitment to nonviolence during his years of struggle for voting rights, not just as a religious idea but as the essence of democratic process:
"Nonviolence is an orphan among democratic ideas. It has nearly vanished from public discourse even though the most basic element of free government -- the vote -- has no other meaning. Every ballot is a piece of nonviolence, signifying hard-won consent to raise politics above firepower and bloody conquest" (from the preface to At Canaan's Edge, Volume 3 of America During the King Years).
This has implications for settling local questions and for American policy and intentions in Iraq and Afghanistan, for the resolution of the standoff in Honduras, for every fledgling democracy or autocratic state, and even for life in our Church. Human dignity lies in self-determination, ownership follows on participation.
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I wanted to be a HVAC technician. I was robbed by Wilson Care nursing home. I was eating food however, I was throwing up for about 5 or 6 months. We were going on trips to locations and I was being made fun of and ignored.
Please include more details about the facts and your injuries. From what you have posted, I don't see a case.See question
The pastor's ex-wife has even been featured in a national publication confirming his lifestye of drug use and adultry.
If you have enough evidence to prove your damages then you can sue. Whether you will win or not is a different story. I would consult with an attorney.See question
I involved in two car accidents separate cases but the same month first one state farm's client and second mercury's client. My question both companies will pay separate 2 checks or the second company will know then i will get only one check. ...
Sorry to hear that. It is a little more complicated. The second insurance company (Mercury) will blame your injuries on the first accident and the first company (State Farm) will blame your injuries on the second accident. If you injured different body parts, then you might be able to separate the two cases. You will get two checks, but the amounts will depend on how well your injuries and treatment is documented. I would consult with an attorney.See question
I'm a beneficiary to my moms life insurance when she died,but I want to give it to my wife.they haven't processed to check yet , so am I able to sign it to her.
Yes you can give your wife the life insurance policy. The question is why? It is your separate property.See question
A woman recently hit my car with her car but her insurance company will not pay for a new car seat since my child wasn't with me. The accident does not meet NHTSA's guidelines for a minor crash so I would like to replace the seat. Unfortunately, I...
My recommendation is that you file a small claims and make sure not to sign a property damage release for your car.See question
I had a CT scan done the technician totally missed my vein there was an overdose of contrast dye to the tissue and I live with burning mouth syndrome blisters and peeling of my mouth when I eat certain foods my mouth burns 24 7 my left eye twitche...
I recommend you contact a medical malpractice attorney.See question
I know it depends of the party receiving such a letter and how they will react, but hoping to avoid the time, costs and drama of going to court at the same time standing up for my civil rights. Thanks
It is my understanding that you must win in court and receive a judgment in your favor in order to have a Malicious Prosecution Claim.See question
My son was put on parole in 2010. He was supposed to have mandated counseling sessions for anger issues, parenting classes, and alcohol addiction. The parole officers were not concerned about anything other than getting the fees for my son's parol...
I really do not see a case. There are many government immunities that protect them from being sued and this might just be one of them.See question


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Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group (CTMPG) has acquired worldwide distribution rights excluding Asia and France to Highbinders, the latest Asian-financed action adventure to star Jackie Chan. The film, which is backed by Emperor Multimedia Group (EMG), recently wrapped a portion of its shooting schedule in Ireland and is now moving to Hong Kong and then Thailand for additional principal photography.
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May's European elections and the change of Commission might grab the headlines in 2014, but the course for the EU's future will be set elsewhere
For many observers of the European Union, particularly those in Brussels, 2014 seems to be a landmark year for two principle reasons: the first is the European elections which will take place in May. The second is the change of the European Commission in the autumn. The excitement grows if one believes that the EP election will also influence the choice of the new Commission President, given that for the first time ever Euro parties have actually nominated one or several leading candidates to take the helm. Whether or not the personalisation of EU politics will make any difference in the end remains to be seen.
On one level, both these events matter of course. Current poll ratings across Europe suggest that Eurosceptic parties and populists of all shades will do rather well, possibly taking up a third of the seats in the new parliament. This is likely to trigger a fresh round of intense debate about the declining trust in the European project and the widening gap between the "elites" and significant parts of the electorates they've been appointed to represent. A new European Commission, in turn, will find its future policy orientation under careful scrutiny – whether or not it will move to increase regulation in important areas of the Single Market, from consumer protection and the service sector to environmental, social or financial matters. Expectations for a new reform agenda are indeed high.
On another level, however, Europe faces much bigger questions. Contrary to the current mood, especially among market participants, the EU is far from being a stable entity and finds itself locked into a path of renewed convergence. It is true that the many changes to the system of EU governance, the financial rescue packages for troubling Eurozone members, and above all the decisive action of the European Central Bank have brought a period of calm and much needed breathing space, but the big decisions with regard to the continent's future have merely been postponed. At some point, possibly in the course of 2014, they will need addressing – the ramifications of which could severely impact on the shape of Europe. Three dimensions stand out.
The first relates to the internal balance within EMU. Northern creditor countries have drawn firm lines after three years of firefighting: any form of debt mutualisation has been ruled out as a means to create a level playing field between members of the Eurozone; debt burdens, however high in countries like Greece, Portugal or Italy, are to be paid off as opposed to reducing them through either inflation, default of debt forgiveness; and most critically, adjustment is supposed to happen almost exclusively through price deflation in the debtor countries, who thus face many more years of austerity. For the moment, this set of choices seems to be broadly accepted by EU leaders – the question is: for how long?
Whatever one thinks of the present EMU arrangement, it is hard to see that such a framework can guarantee a long-term peaceful coexistence of 18 or more economies that differ fundamentally in their potential, state of development and direction of travel. When the common currency was created, one of its core objectives was to accelerate convergence between member states. The opposite is happening: living standards are diverging and political tensions rising. None of this proves that monetary union has been an irresponsible or even doomed project from the start. But the design remains flawed and must ultimately be corrected if the euro is to become the currency of all EU members in the future (as stated in the Treaties). The longer this uncertainty persists, the more likely it is that some countries will eventually turn their back on EMU.
Secondly, talking and hoping for the European project to disintegrate seems no longer like an extreme viewpoint held by a tiny minority, but it is more and more an accepted view in certain countries. For decades, Europe basically knew only one way: that of closer cooperation and integration between its nations, not only within the EU but also between the EU and those who preferred not to join. In recent years, however, this dynamics has visibly changed, most notably in Britain and Switzerland.
The former seems to be at a crossroads: Prime Minister David Cameron has committed his party to an in/out referendum by 2017, something which neither the Liberal Democrats nor the Labour Party reject on principle. Although it remains to be seen whether such a referendum will actually take place in the next few years, the political and popular mood clearly points to a change in relationship between London and Brussels. Likewise, the Swiss government will now have to revisit its bilateral agreements with the EU after its citizens voted in favour of imposing blanket migrant quotas. To what extent this affects Switzerland's wider access to the Single Market has become a major concern. The bottom line is that important precedents are being created. Demands for "re-negotiation" might well emerge in other places too.
Finally, Europe's sphere of influence is undergoing profound change – and the EU looks largely perplexed by recent developments. When former Commission President Romano Prodi launched the 'Wider Europe' programme in 2002, he dreamt of an "arc of stability" stretching from the Mediterranean to Europe's Far East. The reality today could not be more different: be it Ukraine, Egypt, or Libya, instability and trouble are the defining trends on Europe's borders. So far, the Euro crisis served as a convenient excuse for the absence of any clear strategy on how to deal changes in the EU neighbourhood. The obvious question is whether evasion remains an option for much longer – something which an increasing number of people would certainly deny.
If the European election and the change of Commission might grab the headlines in 2014, the course for the EU's future will be set elsewhere. Europe remains in flux given the many push-and-pull factors in play. There is simply no shared blueprint, let alone determinism, for a Union or EMU of a specific number of countries. Whether we end up with a two-tier, multi-speed or Europe à la carte remains everyone's guess at present. For countries with European ambitions, such as Ukraine and Turkey, this means seeking new partners and allies in its quest to redefine the institutional framework of Europe. It's still all to play for.
Olaf Cramme is director of Policy Network and a visiting fellow at the European Institute of the London School of Economics
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CONCLUSION :- " Downward trend in world economy is likely to be in mild form during
November, 2014 to April, 2015, to grow somewhat intense during May, 2015
to October, 2015, becomes harsh during November, 2015 to July, 2016.
Such areas of life as minerals and metals, foodcrops, energy resources , defence and security of nations are likely to bear the brunt of these trends.
Collective wisdom in decision making, communication systems, aviation industry, and the cinema , music and TV industries are also , in addition, likely to be touched by these trends.
Countries or regions whose names begin with the letters B , E , EU, N, O, P, U or V may need to implement multilevel approach to challenges during this period".
This is the substance or salient feature of my article - " Stressful times ahead for world economy in 2015 and 2016" published online on June 2, this year with astrologyweekly.
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Oral Hydration for Mild to Moderate Hyperglycemia in the Emergency Department
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Diabetes and high blood sugar are extremely common among patients presenting to US Emergency Departments. Intravenous fluids with or without insulin are often used to treat these patients. However, simple, low-cost interventions, such oral hydration have not been studied in this context. Oral rehydration may be better than no therapy at all, which is often what these patients receive in the first few hours when presenting to busy, overcrowded Emergency Department (ED) with long wait times, or in resource-poor environments such as developing countries. The investigators propose a study to see if oral hydration for adult patients presenting to the ED with high blood sugar i.e. finger-stick (FS) values between 250 and 500 mg/dL can help lower blood sugar at the same rate as intravenous fluids. Half the patients will be given intravenous fluids per our department protocol, while the other half of the patients will be given 2 liters of water to drink over a 1-hour period. Both groups will have their blood sugar measured every 30 mins for 2 hours. The investigators will analyze the data to determine if there is a statistically significant difference in blood sugar between the two groups within 2 hours.
|Other: Oral water Other: Intravenous normal saline
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change in Blood Sugar [ Time Frame: 2 hours ]Patients will have their blood sugar checked every 30 minutes for 2 hours
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|Study Start Date:
|January 2011
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|June 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Intravenous Fluids
Intravenous fluids for patients with hyperglycemia is part of the standard protocol in our department
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2 Liters Intravenous normal saline
|Experimental: Oral Fluids
Other: Oral water
2 Liters of water given orally
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Any patient, above the age of 18 years old, presenting to Emergency Department triage with a fingerstick glucose between 250 and 500 mg/dL
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with evidence of DKA (hyperglycemia with ketonuria and abnormal pH or bicarbonate on venous blood gas), HHS, or other critical illnesses requiring immediate medical attention (as determined by ED triage nurses),
- end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis through an arterio-venous shunt or fistula,
- abnormal mental status (GCS < 15),
- unstable vital signs including pulse > 100, SBP < 100, respiratory rate>20, (or any combination of vital signs not meeting these cutoffs but deemed worrisome by the triage nurse) or unable to tolerate oral intake/actively vomiting.
- Patients who receive IV fluids prior to or during the study period.
- Patients unable to communicate in English or Spanish.
- Jail patients will also be excluded.
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|Study First Received:
|July 21, 2011
|Last Updated:
|July 22, 2011
Keywords provided by University of Southern California:
Hyperglycemia Hydration
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
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The line blamed the cancellation on technical problems following an inspection by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in Portland on Friday, which resulted in the ship being formally detained.
According to the MCA: "a Detention Notice on the passenger ship Discovery, preventing the vessel from sailing … will remain in place whilst the owners and crew undertake revisions to their safety management system."
A spokesperson for CMV declined to comment on the specific nature of the technical problems, but confirmed to Cruise Critic that the ship would require a follow-up inspection before it would be allowed to sail again.
At least one report citing concerns over crew training and familiarity with emergency procedures onboard as a reason for the ship being detained has surfaced in Cruise Critic's forums. Member lemoncurd wrote: "Given that there was no information given out on board, it's a bit of a poor show, but the reason for the cancellation seems to be that the MCA refused a marine certificate due to safety reasons. The muster drill was cancelled just before it was due to begin and some passengers were told that there was a problem with the lifeboats and that because the staff could not speak fluent English, there were communications issues during the first drill. My mother said the cabin was actually OK and had no problems with the water supply, but other people were saying that lots of stuff had been left unfinished after the overrunning refit."
Discovery's cancelled cruise was to have been the first since its recent lengthy dry-dock in Genoa, Italy, and the first since CMV took over operation of the vessel from owners All Leisure Group. Captain Greybeard has also posted photos and reports in his Daily Mirror blog that the ship's refurbishment is incomplete.
The next scheduled cruise itinerary is nearly identical to the cancelled cruise and is set for departure on March 15. The line says they are working towards ensuring the cruise goes ahead as planned.
According to CMV's spokesperson, talks are underway with All Leisure Group -- which also owns the 12,500-ton, 352-passenger Minerva and the 2,112-ton, 49-passenger Hebridean Princess -- to address the causes of the ship's detention and determine who bears the responsibility for bringing it up to regulation.
Discovery was originally scheduled to depart from Bristol on Thursday, Feb. 28, but bad weather and tidal restrictions in the port required that the ship be rerouted to Portland instead, resulting in a delay.
Passengers were bussed to Portland and boarded Discovery, remaining in port for more than 24 hours before being disembarked on Friday, March 1, according to a statement from CMV.
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