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ISA Expo 2006: Wireless technologies, need for engineers mark show, conference
Houston, TX —Following its theme of "Automation Without Limits," ISA Expo 2006 hit a wide range of topics at its annual event held here last week, discussing everything from secure wireless Ethernet to the need for more engineers. New products and new technologies dotted the show floor as attendees braved torrential rains to participate in a technical conference called by several "the best ever."
The exhibit floor was host to the introduction and display of such products as Krohne 's Optiswirl vortex flowmeter, which features integrated pressure and temperature compensation. Model 4070C measures operating, normal volumetric, and mass flow of conductive and non-conductive liquids, gases, and vapors even in fluctuating pressures and temperatures, and it uses the company's intelligent signal processing technology. Among wireless products shown was Ikey 's DW-860 wireless industrial keyboard, an input device for mobile PC applications. The small footprint offering incorporates 2.4 GHz WirelessUSB technology, allowing for up to a 30-ft signal range, and is not susceptible to line-of-sight issues.
National Instruments supported the wireless array of products by conducting a wireless sensor network tour twice each exhibit day, taking interested attendees on a guided visit to six partner companies that featured wireless offerings. The personalized reviews included stops at Accsense , Accutech , Crossbow , Oceana Sensors , Phoenix Contact , and SensiCast . The tours coincided with National Instruments' announcement of the release of additional LabView drivers for wireless sensor networks, allowing integration of ZigBee, IEEE 802.15.4, or proprietary wireless sensors into the NI LabView graphical development environment. The new free driver software works with sensors from Accsense, Accutech, and Crossbow technology. Click here to download the drivers .
At the conference, keynote speakers filled the room with attendees each day, discussing the effects of Hurricane Katrina, the need for process industry safety, and the security and safe operation of wireless devices in hazardous environments. Drawing perhaps the largest and most vocal audience was "Dick's Last Retort," a recurring ISA Expo presentation hosted by consultant Dick Morley . Panelists included Avi Nelson, Boston political analyst and commentator; Dr. Joel N. Orr, engineering automation and computer technologies expert with Cyon Research Corp.; and Shari Worthington, president of Telesian Technology Inc.
Morley and his panelists addressed a number issues, including global warming, stem cell research, and engineering education and engaged in lively dialogue with session attendees. The group expressed concern, in particular, about the perceived shortage of engineers today and the need to promote engineering education among young people. It challenged the doctrine of political correctness, at one point going so far as to say that being politically correct is destroying our education system by removing competition from the classroom and thereby stifling innovation. Calling engineers their own worst advocates, the panel charged the audience to speak out for its profession and encourage youth to enter engineering fields. "If we don't do it," said Worthington, "no one will."
Morley said engineers need to learn to communicate more effectively, adding that it is less important to be on time and on budget than it is to get the job done. Morley concluded by promising another lively session again next year. The show and conference return to Houston in 2007, Oct. 2-4.
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Heavy rains in NSW provide relief and hope
Recent heavy rains have revived once-dry NSW regional rivers, creeks and wetlands, Water Utilities Minister Nathan Rees says.
Good inflows have resulted in more increases in water allocations and releases benefiting the environment, irrigators, graziers and town water supplies, Mr Rees said in a statement.
"The recent widespread rain has provided immediate benefits for landholders, businesses and communities still feeling the effects of the worst drought in recorded history," he said.
Mr Rees said irrigators on the Barwon-Darling River system, in NSW's north-west, can now access "up to 10 per cent of water in their accounts".
"There will also be good flows passing the length of the Barwon-Darling to the Menindee Lakes," he said.
"Releases into the Lower Darling River downstream of the Menindee Lakes will commence on the 7th January 2008.
"This will also allow an allocation of 100 per cent of entitlement for high security users in the Lower Darling River for 2007-2008."
In the state's west, the Murray Valley and the Stevens Weir pool on the Edward River will be refilled, and increased flows in the coming fortnight will raise river levels upstream of the weir, Mr Rees said.
"Releases for stock and domestic supply have commenced into some of the rivers and creeks west of Deniliquin," he said.
In the NSW south-west, up to eight gigalitres of water have been diverted into selected wetlands in the lower reaches of the Murrumbidgee Valley.
Mr Rees said more positive announcements were expected for irrigators in the Murray and Murrumbidgee Valleys on January 15.
"While this rain has brought some very welcome news, without good follow-up rain these improvements will be short-lived, so it is vital everyone remains conservative with their water use."
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A MOTOCROSS rider and a spectator have been taken to hospital following an incident in Worcestershire.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the motocross event at Wilden Top Road in Stourport-on-Severn shortly before 1.30pm yesterday.
An ambulance, a rapid response vehicle and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "Crews were called to reports of a motocross rider who had left the race track and had been in collision with a spectator.
"The rider of the motorbike, a boy believed to be 11 years of age, was treated for wrist and stomach injuries. The boy was immobilised and conveyed, via land ambulance, to Worcester Royal Hospital.
"The spectator, a 30 year old woman, was treated for a fractured right leg and suspected pelvic injuries.
"The woman was fully immobilised before being airlifted to the same hospital for further assessment and treatment."


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Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie Recipe for The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap
You better believe it. It's finally here the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. I have been looking forward to this since early this summer. The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap is one of my favorite events all year. Not only do I get to share with you this new yummy dark chocolate sugar cookie recipe, but I also get to try other amazing bloggers cookies. The best part is that as a group we raised over $13,000 dollars for Cookies for Kids Cancer. Now that is what I call a win-win situation. Originally I was going to do a drop cookie until I saw one of my recipient's names. I then knew I needed to do decorated cookies. Rachel, from My Disorganized Life, has always wanted to try my cookies. I now had the perfect opportunity to make her some. Now all I had to do was come up with a new chocolate sugar cookie recipe. I know that a lot of sugar cookies are made with powdered sugar, but could I actually live on the edge with powdered sugar? I decided to forge into the unknown, and give this a shot for my chocolate sugar cookie recipe. I have to say I believe in the powdered magic.
Not only did the food blogging community join in the baking fun, but some great brands supported our efforts along the way. Thank you so much, OXO, Gold Medal Flour, Dixie Crystals and Grandma's Molasses. Take a shout out and say "THANK YOU" for partnering with us and supporting a great cause, Cookies for Kid's Cancer.
Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie Recipe {Printable Recipe}
- 2 cups unbleached cake flour {I love King Arthur's}
- 2 cups unbleached AP flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 ¾ cups dutch processed cocoa
- 2 cups unsalted butter {4 sticks}
- 1 Starbucks Christmas blend Via {Optional}
- 2 ¾ cups confection sugar
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 2 eggs {room temp}
- 1 tbsp. vanilla bean paste
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- Measure out flour, baking powder, cocoa, and salt all together in a bowl. Use a whisk to combine all the dry ingredients together.
- In a bowl with a stand mixer, combine the butter, sugar and Christmas blend Starbucks Via packet. Starbucks Via's are available in packets of 12 at Starbucks and certain grocery stores. Just open one packet and empty it into the bowl. Start the mixer on low, when it begins to come together beat on medium speed until light and fluffy (2 to 3 minutes)
- Add eggs one at a time. Scrape down the bowl after each addition.
- Add vanilla bean paste.
- Turn the mixer to low-speed. Add half of the dry ingredients to the mixture. Add half of the milk. After the first half has been combined add in the remaining dry ingredients and buttermilk.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap or roll out into sheets to chill. See blog tutorial for rolling out sheets ahead of time. https://thebakedequation.com/rolling-cookie-dough/
- Roll out dough about ¼ inch thick on a lightly dusted surface. Cut the dough into desired shapes.
- Chill the cutout shapes in the freezer for about 10 minutes.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
- All cookies to completely cool before decorating. When the cookies first come out of the oven they are really soft. They will become firm when they are cooled.
- Either leave them plain or decorate with your favorite royal icing recipe. We added a few drops of peppermint extract to our royal icing for these cookies. If you need a great royal icing recipe check out these following links: Sweetopia Royal Icing, Sugarbelle's Royal Icing or Alton Brown's Royal icing.
One of my favorite parts of the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap is meeting new bloggers. This year I was paired with three new bloggers. Let me tell you there blogs are awesome. I have had so much fun looking through their different social media sites.
I got to send cookies to:
- Rachel from My Disorganized Life.
- Kate from Clarks Condensed
- Heather from Heather's French Press
I received yummy cookies from some talented ladies.
- Becky from So Very Blessed made the most amazing cranberry orange cookies. I wanted to go out to the garage and keep these little treasures all to myself. You will definitely want to pop over to the blog to grab this recipe.
- Emily from Sweet Bella Roos made us yummy peanut butter M&M cookies. My son decided to kidnap this cookie box. It reappeared with a few crumbs to share with the rest of the family. But he wanted to make sure that y'all know these are awesome cookies.
- Jennifer from My Sweet Sanity made these amazing white chocolate passion fruit meltaways. My husband made off with this box to my chagrin. He LOVES all things white chocolate. He was nice enough to share a few. Can't wait to add this recipe to my cookie repertoire.
I hope you give your dark chocolate sugar cookie recipe a try. If you do, you will have to pop back and tell us what you think. Enjoy.


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And you thought 2006 was hot! Well, 2007 could be even hotter. The Dow is hitting new records already. Private equity is announcing even bigger numbers. Derivatives are still swelling up…and then there's Miss Nevada!
And now come British meteorologists predicting that this year will be the hottest ever recorded! You'll recall that the United States of America was never hotter than the first six months of last year. We're talking temperatures!
But the same might have been said for the financial markets – with new records set in almost every sector.
Well, hold onto your hats…and get your air-con system tuned up…because this year is heating up already.
We pause a minute to remind readers that we don't care how hot it gets; we're short the whole damn capital structure. We don't own expensive stocks (well, we've got a few quirky, contrarian shares). We don't own bonds. We don't own any more residential housing than we think we live in. And we don't hold any more dollars than those with which we need to pay our bills. We don't own a Picasso…a Pollack…a Klimt…or even a baseball signed by Mickey Mantle. In other words: we are short, short, short.
But that doesn't mean we are fool enough to think we can tell when this 'wave of liquidity' might finally wash up. By the look of things, it might go on for another year – or more. Which would mean, of course, that we're missing some opportunities to make money. All right by us. We'll take the risk!
As recently as the 1960s…this kind of liquidity bubble could never have gotten out of hand. Then, the surplus dollars spent by Americans on overseas purchases would come back to the U.S. Treasury, where they would be redeemed by gold. The Treasury – watching its gold carried off – would be forced to take action. It would have to turn off the taps!
But in 1971, Richard Nixon was saddled with the spending of his predecessor – Lyndon Johnson – and confronted by a group of Europeans lined up in front of the Treasury. They had dollars. Nixon did the dishonorable thing; he reneged on a centuries-old promise – that the U.S. Treasury would redeem its paper with gold. Instead, he closed the 'gold window' at the Treasury. Thenceforth, the world's financial system has been faith-based. As long as people have faith that somehow, some way…some time…it will all work out okay, everything will be fine.
What we are wondering now…indeed, what is the whole mission of these Markets and Moneys…is how much faith is there? When do the world's moneymen run a little low on faith…and begin to want something a little firmer, a little heavier, a little more solid in their vaults?
Also in the International Herald Tribune this morning is word that Americans are not particularly concerned about global warming. What Americans are worried about is terrorism. The French, and most Europeans, on the other hand, have the opposite concern. It's global warming that makes their palms sweat…not Osama. In the United States, 48% of respondents rate terrorism as the biggest challenge facing the globe. In France, only 26% think so. In France, 54% of respondents think the warming up of the planet is the greatest challenge; in America only 32% think so.
To Each His Own Delusions, we say.
Delusions must be cyclical, like crops. Urged on by the press…amplified by TV blabberers…shaped by their own unique historical conditions…people can come to believe almost anything.
Europeans are not especially interested in terrorism, war, or military glory. They've already been through their imperial epochs. Now, they are softer, more mature, more rigid and arthritic…with their marshal glories inscribed in granite on monuments throughout the continent.
By contrast, America is a younger society. Our friend Nicholas Nassim Taleb, born in Lebanon and educated in Paris, tells what is good about the United States.
"Whenever you hear or read a snotty European presenting his stereotypes about Americans, he will often describe them as 'uncultured', 'unintellectual' and 'poor in math' because, unlike [their] peers, they are not into equation drills and the constructions middlebrow people call 'high culture.' Yet the person making these statements will likely be addicted to his iPod, wearing t-shirts and blue jeans, and using Microsoft Word to jot down his 'cultural' statements on his (Intel) PC, with some Google searches on the Internet here and there interrupting his composition. Well, it so happens that the [United States] is currently far, far more tinkering an environment than that of these nations of museum goers and equation solvers…
"[America] fosters entrepreneurs and creators, not exam takers, bureaucrats or, worse, deluded economists. So the perceived weakness of the American pupil in conventional and theoretical studies is where its very strength lies – it produces 'doers', Black Swan [exceptional results] hunting, dream-chasing entrepreneurs, or others with a tolerance for risk-taking, which attracts aggressive tinkering foreigners. And globalization allowed the [United States] to specialize in the creative aspect of things…
"The world is giving us more 'cheap options', and options benefit principally from uncertainty. So I am particularly optimistic about medical cures…People are starting to realize that a considerable component of the gravy in medical discoveries is coming from the 'fringes'… It is not just that hypertension drugs lead to Viagra…but that even discoveries that we claim to come from research are themselves highly accidental, the result of tinkering narrated ex post and dressed up as design. The high rate of failure should be sufficiently convincing of the lack of effectiveness of design."
Yes, we still fly 'Ol Glory down at the courthouse. We still invent things. We still celebrate our heroes…we still long for glory on the battlefield…we still send our troops to the Middle East. We are only a middle-aged society…not a geriatric one. We still have time to make fools of ourselves.


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Prague Old Town Square
Thanks for your interest in noambits turn n tour of Pragues Old Town Square. Like all of our tours were going to tell you about the sights, history and nuances of your destination. Unlike our traditional talk about walking tours however, this time you can relax in pretty much one place for most of the tour. Thats right, its sort of an anti-walking walking tour a tired of walking , walking tour but I digress.
On this tour well slowly turn clockwise around the historic Old Town Square in the Staré Mìsto of the city of 100 spires. Youll walk away (pardon the pun) with a thorough understanding of the beginnings of the religious reformation and how Czech local John Hus played an important role. Well explore the Church of St. Nicolas and discuss Baroque architecture, peer into the life of author Franz Kafka, marvel at the masculine and feminine Spires of the Týn Church and even learn how to tell time on the Astronomical Clock. And of course, it wouldnt be a noambit tour if we didnt let you in on some historical, architectural and hidden nuances that most travelers never hear about.
Your tour will come with a printable PDF map created exclusively for this guide. Weve even color matched it with the beautiful pastel colors of the homes and buildings youll be learning about.
On this tour youll see and hear about:
The John Hus Memorial
The religious reformation before The Religious Reformation
Who was Franz Kafka and why did he circle the square
The Church of St. Nicolas (yep, thats the one we call Santa)
Baroque Architecture
The House at the Stone Bell
The Kinský Palace
Communist take overs
The Týn Church
The background of the many unique homes surrounding the square
The Prague Meridian line and Marian Column
The beheading of 27 protestants
The Old Town Hall
The Astronomical Clock
Where to go after your done with the tour
And much more
By purchasing this audio guide you can easily download the entire album of tracks to your MP3 player or ipod and explore the Old Town Square at your own pace. There's no need to follow a group or pay outlandish prices to have someone dictate how long you can linger and enjoy the sights. The low cost of this download-able tour, which can be shared with others in your family, ensures you have more money to spend on the rest of your trip. We believe enjoying your time in Europe means going at your own pace, understanding the rich history behind what youre looking at and saving your money for the extras that make Europe a great and memorable experience.
Please be aware that we at noambit pride ourselves on giving you real advice from real travelers. For this reason our tours are not narrated by professional actors reading a script in some studio far removed from the experience they talk about. Each and every one of our tours is written, read and created by the travel passionate editors of noambit, Ryan Sexton and myself, Chris Cook.
Remember you are walking in a real world full of cars, bikes, lost tourists and pickpockets. Take care when listening to our tours and be aware of your surroundings. Noambit nor anyone associated with noambit can be held liable for any loss or injury while enjoying our tours.
- Price:$ 7.00
- Duration: 1 hour of continuous Audio
- Publisher: noambit
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Moravia, Bohemia, the Holy Roman Empire - Prague has been the capital of various countries and empires over the centuries and each has left its mark on the architecture and customs of this historic city.
We'll show you the bizarre Astronomical Clock - and reveal the tragedy of its creator and point out to you the home of Franz Kafka, master of suspense and paranoia.
Stroll with us across the famous Charles Bridge as we show you the most interesting and beautiful statues that line it - and hear what eggs have got to do with this historic structure.
We'll also reveal the coolest restaurants, bars and shops. Most importantly, we'll help you feel that after just a few hours you know Prague and what really makes it - and that famous astronomical clock - tick.
- Price:$ 14.00
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Publisher: Simon Brooke
- Distance: 7 km
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Very nice and relax audio guide which gives you a tremendous tour through the old town of Prague. Recommended!
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When you go to Prague, you should definitely take this guide along with you. Well-narrated and very useful thanks to the printed guide that comes along with it.
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Well-narrated audio guide with interesting stories about the sites that you come accross on your walk through Prague.
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Prague is a beautiful city to visit and not as condensed with tourists as other big European cities, and this guide will certainly make you experience this!
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El Puente de Carlos, el Castillo Real, la Catedral de San Vito, San Nicolás, Loreto, Malá Strana, la Torre de la Pólvora, El Ayuntamiento, el Barrio Judío, la Plaza Wescenlao... Por algo Praga es conocida como la ciudad dorada, por la ciudad de las cien torres o incluso por el París de los años veinte. La capital de la república Checa conserva un amplio valor artístico e histórico. Y es que, sin duda, aquí te sentirás inmerso en una ciudad que pertenece a otro tiempo. En alguna de sus esquinas, en plena Edad Media, en otras zonas en pleno romanticismo. Cúpulas majestuosas, callejuelas empedradas, cimborrios que apuntan al cielo, cafés de antaño, ... por alguna razón el centro de Praga está incluido en el Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO.
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The Carl´s bridge, the Royal Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, St. Nicolas; Loreto, Mala Strana, the Gunpowder Tower, the Town Hall, the Jewish Quarter, Wenceslas Square? it´s for something that Prague is known as The Golden City, the City of the 100 Towers or even as the Paris of the 1920ies. The Cheque Republic capital hosts countless artistic and historic treasures, and there´s no doubt that you will feel like having travelled back in time when being there, in some places back to the Middle Ages, in some others only to the 19th century. Great august domes, paved alleys, church towers pointing to the sky, old fashioned Cafés´ you will soon understand why Prague´s Old Town is part of the UNESCO World Heritage.
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In some ways, Carole Means' teenage years on a farm in southeastern Washington state in the 1950s sound so wholesome, almost idyllic. She ate homegrown fruit and vegetables, fish from the nearby Columbia River, and drank milk from the family cows that grazed along its banks.
The farm commanded a view across the river of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the world's first full-scale plutonium reactor. Hanford produced most of the material for the U.S. arsenal of nuclear bombs, including the one dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945. For local residents, the plant was a source of pride — their unique contribution to winning World War II — and of jobs, employing 50,000 people at its peak.
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Tesla's Signal
The Serbian-American scientist Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) is the developer of the alternating current electrical system which the world has used for over 100 years. Thus, he can rightly be called "the father of the industrial age." And yet until recently, his name was virtually invisible. When I first learned his story, it seemed so incredible that I said "this is a science fiction story that practically writes itself!" Tesla's Signal is a work of fiction. While the first few chapters are loosely based on real events in Tesla's life, my portrayal of Tesla's thoughts, character and unusual... continue reading »


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Product: Fresh Snow Peas
Dear Mr. Simon:
On January 26, 2005, your firm offered for import (imported) into the United States a shipment of fresh snow peas under the above referenced entry number. On the same day, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent an electronic message through the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) system to your broker, [redacted],requesting to hold the shipment pursuant to FDA Import Alert 99-14. At the same time, the FDA issued a written Notice of FDA Action, dated January 25, 2005, designating the entire shipment be detained and held for examination.
On February 4, 2005, representatives of the FDA attempted to examine the product covered by the Notice of FDA Action and found that the product was partially unavailable for examination because a portion of the snow peas shipment had already been distributed for consumption without an FDA release. This is in violation of Section 1.90 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, which requires the importer to hold an entry intact pending receipt of a "May Proceed Notice" or "Notice of Release" from FDA. We requested the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to require redelivery of the missing portion of the snow peas that you failed to hold for FDA examination. Failure to redeliver the missing portion to CBP custody may result in a penalty action at a later date.
Furthermore, the FDA representatives collected an import audit sample from the portion of snow peas available at the time. The snow peas sample was analyzed to determine compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act). The snow peas sample tested positive for pesticide chemicals, methamidophos and chlorothalonil. Because there is no-established tolerance set by the Environmental Protection Agency for either of these pesticides for snow peas (Sections 180.275 and 180.315 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations), they are unsafe within the meaning of Section 408(a) of the Act [21 U.S.C.346a(a)]. The snow peas are deemed adulterated within the meaning of Section 402(a)(2)(B) of the Act [21 U.S.C. 342(a)(2)(B)]. Under that section, a food is deemed to be adulterated if it is a raw agricultural commodity and it bears or contains a pesticide chemical which is unsafe. A Notice of FDA Action was issued to inform you of the violation.
I would like to remind you that Section 801(a) of the Act [21 U.S.C.381(a)(1) directs issuing a Notice of Refusal when it appears from examination of samples, or otherwise, that an imported shipment is in violation. This Section also provides for the destruction of any such shipment refused admission, unless it is exported within 90 days of the date of the notice, or within such additional time as may be permitted pursuant to regulations. Destructions of such food products must be completed under the supervision of an FDA representative. As stated above, the snow peas under entry [redacted] are subject to a Notice of Refusal of Admission, dated March 7, 2005, pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the Act [21 U.S.C.381(a)(3)] in that it was found to contain pesticide chemicals that are unsafe, which is in violation of Section 402(a)(2)(B) of the Act [21 U.S.C.342(a)(2)(B)]. You may refer to the Notice for specific information in this matter.
It is your responsibility, as an importer, to ensure that imported products meet all the requirements of the Act and regulations promulgated thereunder. You failed to hold intact the shipment of snow peas causing a partial premature distribution into commerce of such peas, which have been found adulterated. This is a prohibited act under Section 301 of the Act [21 U.S.C. 331]. You are responsible for ensuring that the products you distribute are not adulterated and are otherwise in compliance with the law. Failure to do so may result in regulatory action, without further notice, such as seizure and/or injunction.
Please provide a response in writing within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of this letter outlining the specific steps you have taken to correct the violation, including an explanation of each step being taken to prevent recurrence of a premature distribution of goods subject to import alert detention and/or examination. In the event that the partially distributed product becomes available, you should inform CBP and FDA if and when redelivery is accomplished.
Your written reply should be addressed to the Food and Drug Administration, Attention: Carlos W. Hernandez, Compliance Officer, 6601 NW 25th St., Suite 241, Miami, Florida 33122.
Emma R. Singleton
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Patrick Schwarzenegger Hits the Books for Final Exams (PHOTOS)
Though he might have summer on the brain, the 17-year-old takes his schooling seriously, as he was spotted with a math tutor at Starbucks on Monday afternoon.
So, what is Patrick up to this summer?
According to his Twitter, he'll be traveling. That will probably be a good way to get his mind off the drama his family has been experiencing as of late.
"been working all day… taking my finals this week in school and they suck so much! I need summer!"
He retweeted a friend's tweet that mentioned how they will be heading overseas to Greece soon after summer starts:
"OFFICIALLY ONE WEEK LEFT OF SCHOOL then off to Greece @Will_Harbert @PSchwarzenegger @MarcThaler @AlecRoth"
Three months of freedom, enjoy them while you can!
Check out all the photos of Patrick in the gallery, and be sure to follow Celebuzz on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr.


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Get Wet And Wild With The Pentax Waterproof Cam
Whenever I experiment with underwater cameras I alway seem to mess up the pictures. While I've really only used inexpensive disposable ones, the pictures always turn out blurry, dark and unrecognizable. Maybe it's my photography skills or the fact that I use disposable cameras...whatever the reason, I still have yet to master this skill. So when I saw this Pentax waterproof digital camera, it got me thinking that a) It's time I jet off somewhere exotic where I can take underwater pictures and b) I need to buy a decent waterproof camera. The waterproof Pentax is not only for underwater adventures (up to 10 feet deep), but it can also be used in the rain or snow. With 7.1 megapixels, 22 MB of built-in memory and an anti-reflective screen with bright mode for direct sunlight, this camera is definitely a high class cam. Priced at $300.


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ORLA deploys one of the most effective government affairs teams working to stop bad policy and support laws intended to help your business succeed. During the 2015 Legislative Session, ORLA succeeded in protecting the hospitality industry on several fronts. Download the Defending the Hospitality Industry summary illustrating average annual savings for establishments.
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ORLA has negotiated group programs designed to help your business reduce costs and eliminate headaches.
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"I am so proud of the legislative team that we have and the amount of clout we have in Salem in order to affect small business… If I can get the point across to any owner, it's the strength of being a part of this organization and how much it can help you."


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The elements came in the form of a cloudburst 15 minutes before kick-off which saturated the turf.
The elemental came in the form of Leicester's Samoan powerhouse Alesana Tuilagi.
The former meant Gloucester, shorn of many of their most physical players such as Mike Tindall and Marco Bortolami, could not play the kind of fast-moving, expansive game they needed if they were going to out-flank the bigger, more powerful Tigers side.
Whereas the latter did exactly what was expected.
The 26-year-old man of the match scored two barn-storming tries and personified Leicester's physical dominance.
Tuilagi has been garnering rave reviews all season and his performance on Saturday suggested he may be the most destructive ball carrier the game has seen since Jonah Lomu was in his prime.
Leicester captain Martin Corry was effusive in his praise of the 18-stone winger.
"He's an exceptional player and his finishing is immense," said the Tigers number eight.
"The pleasing thing is his improvement this season. He's always had the raw materials and he's worked exceptionally hard at his game.
"I can't speak highly enough of the bloke. He's an exceptional talent and one of those players you are just delighted to have on your side."
Tuilagi himself was modest after the match. Quietly spoken off the pitch, he prefers to do his talking on it.
He was given a stage to perform by the Leicester pack and was keen to pay tribute to the efforts of the men at the sharp end.
"All the good things came from the forwards," he said.
"They dominated the game and created big space outside for the wingers and the rest of the backs - that's where my opportunities came from."
Gloucester's James Simpson-Daniel said before the game that the only way to stop Tuilagi was to try and "chop him down" by tackling round the legs.
Unfortunately for Ryan Lamb, he found it was like trying to chop down a 100mph giant redwood without an axe.
Lamb was happy to take the blame for Tuilagi's try double, but you suspect he will not be the last fly-half to struggle when the Leicester man comes flying down the 10 channel, something England will need to bear in mind when they meet Samoa in the group stages of the World Cup.
The last time Tuilagi played against the world champions, in November 2005, he was sent off after taking out the airborne Mark Cueto and then exchanging punches with Lewis Moody.
He is not keen to dwell on that incident, or look further ahead than the Heineken Cup final on 20 May.
"I'm just focusing on next week's game first. It's a big, big game," he said.
"Wasps will be waiting for us and it's been a long time since we last won the Heineken Cup."
But his performance on Saturday will give a few England fans sleepless nights as they consider the damage he could wreak in Nantes on 22 September.
Corry may well be on duty that night for England, and he admitted: "It's fantastic playing with him, although, come the World Cup, I won't be so keen."
And if a forward like Corry, who stands 6ft 5in and weighs in at 17st 11lb, is prepared to admit to concerns about facing a rampaging Tuilagi, then you know the Samoan is something very special indeed.


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Max Talbot calls on NSW Premier
It is now almost six years since the proposed float of Snowy Hydro was aborted due to the vocal protests of a small group living the in the area. At that time the three government shareholders, the Commonwealth, NSW and Victoria, made a commercial decision.
The environment then is very different to what it is now. And remember we have had a GFC and the drought has broken. Sentimental reasoning that holds a view that governments should retain these type of assets should never override the realities of the economic circumstances prevailing from time to time. Governments change as we well know, and so, too, the fiscal priorities incumbent upon them. While any serious move by the three governments combined to liquidate this water asset will no doubt generate heated opposition, like most government decisions, the people's voices may well be drowned out by the noisy sound of the turbines.
Allan Gibson Cherrybrook, NSW, Letters


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Today in Hypocrisy: Anti-Drug GOP Congressman Busted on Coke Charge
Posted on Nov 20, 2013
Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., who backed proposed rules to let states require drug tests of welfare recipients, was sentenced Wednesday morning to a year's probation after being caught with a small amount of cocaine last month in Washington, D.C.
According to CNN, Radel was contrite in court:
Radel, a former journalist who won election in November 2012, voted for the drug-testing measure in September; he got popped in October, according to Politico. The Huffington Post drew the two events together in one succinct package, but BuzzFeed got the quote of the scandal from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA.
Radel issued a short statement on his congressional website that reads in part:
As Politico noted, the statement makes no mention of whether he would resign from the House. Nor does it mention whether his position on drug testing of the poor has changed. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said through a spokesman that "members of Congress should be held to the highest standards, and the alleged crime will be handled by the courts. Beyond that, this is between Rep. Radel, his family, and his constituents."
And his coke dealer. Politico says The Associated Press reported that Radel made a small buy near Dupont Circle from a dealer who apparently had been busted before and was working with the cops, who showed up at Radel's door after the buy to inform him he'd be facing charges.
Radel isn't the first to fall into the political version of "do as I say, not as I do," obviously enough. And political-personal hypocrisy is hardly exclusive to the Republicans. With any sort of luck, maybe a few more House members will look at Radel and begin to understand that addiction is an illness, and not the lifestyle choice they seem to think it is.
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In Los Angeles, would-be Hollywood stars go to sleep dreaming of their names up in lights. Leo Marmol and Ron Radziner had the same vision, only it was their philosophy they wanted posted for everyone to see. So, early in their careers, the ambitious young architects rigged up an old movie marquee outside their office and ran a weekly quote they found interesting or provocative. They drew from sources as diverse as Karl Marx and the 1984 cult film Repo Man. "We would try to make the quotes topical to what was happening in the city," says Marmol, AIA. "When the race riots happened, we put up a Martin Luther King quote. Or we'd put up things about urban issues or growth. People started noticing that—it was a way for us to communicate."
The marquee eventually came down when Marmol and Radziner, AIA, got too busy to go quote-hunting every week. But that desire to communicate still remains. The two of them thrive on interaction—with clients, with colleagues, with the public, and with their own staff. Which works out well, because running perhaps the most sophisticated residential design/build firm in the country leaves little time for solitary pursuits.
Nowadays, Marmol Radziner and Associates operates out of a converted factory in West Los Angeles, with architects, landscape architects, and interior designers sharing one 14,000-square-foot room. Behind the main space, an in-house wood shop and a metal shop take up an additional 3,500 soundproofed square feet. The firm's field employees, including superintendents, project managers, carpenters, and laborers, are scattered on jobsites. All in all, Marmol and Radziner oversee a 110-person fiefdom. Not bad for a couple of guys in their early 40s, who still vividly remember doing the painting themselves on the first new house they ever built, in San Pedro, Calif.
old fashioned The story of how they got here from there is a familiar one: Two young idealists meet at school (California Polytechnic at San Luis Obispo), toil at separate firms, and then join forces in 1989. But there the script veers off into the unfamiliar, unglamorous territory of design/build. According to Marmol and Radziner, their choice was obvious. "We realized the loss of control we had from not building our own projects," says Marmol, who worked on construction sites in the San Francisco Bay area as a teenager. "Design/build is a historic process," adds L.A. native Radziner. "Before the early 1900s, the two disciplines used to be more intertwined. We're going back to the old style." So Marmol obtained his contractor's license, and the pair amassed a portfolio of small remodels and additions. They took care to market themselves as architects who could also build, so potential clients wouldn't confuse them with the "builder offering design services" model that's more typical of design/build.
In 1992 they caught a break when the owners of a 1950 Richard Neutra house in the Hollywood Hills, Kun House #2, tapped them for a minor restoration job. The next year Marmol and Radziner landed an even bigger fish: the restoration of Neutra's 1946–47 Kaufmann House in Palm Springs, Calif. This high-profile commission garnered a glut of media attention, and soon the pair found themselves restoring (and sometimes expanding) Modernist gems by the likes of Albert Frey, R.M. Schindler, and A. Quincy Jones. The partners partly attribute their early success in winning such projects to their own modern portfolio. But both say their design/build background helped them land these technically challenging jobs. "The design process in restoration is so much about how to build stuff in the way it was made originally," says Marmol. Los Angeles–based architecture critic Michael Webb agrees. "They do such a good job on restoration because they fabricate the elements themselves," he says. "In each case they've captured the detail and spirit of the original house. That's a hard thing to do, because needs have changed. People want larger spaces and more amenities."
Modern restorations still make up about one-third of Marmol Radziner and Associates' work. The firm has another one under way on a 1961 Cliff May house, as well as its eighth and ninth Neutra restorations. Along with institutional and commercial projects, it's also doing more new houses and non-historic remodels, which follow a completely different philosophy than the restorations. "The goal with restoration is to have it be like you were never there," says Radziner. "With a remodel or a new house, we can make it ours. The less history there is, the more freedom you have." These projects give the firm a chance to apply the lessons it's learned on restoration jobs—about materiality, for example, or interior-exterior relationships—in a fresh context.


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We've all been there. It is week 5 of the regular season and our 1st round pick has yet to put up numbers anywhere close to what he should be scoring. However, being that it is only week 5, we wait patiently and find numerous reasons for his slumber. Week 10 and the excuses for our "star" are starting to dwindle along with out playoff chances, but we remain steadfast in believing our guy will be there when needed. Week 14 has come and gone, as have our excuses and playoff chances, replaced with expletives and "I'll never draft ____ again!" promises for anyone unlucky enough to be within earshot. Every year top picks will disappoint and as fantasy players, we've all experienced it and will undoubtedly go through it again. However, where there is frustration one year, owners may find value the year after. Below is a list of players I expect to have bounce-back seasons after faltering in 2011.
Chris Johnson : We've all seen Johnson's ceiling; while no one expected the speedy tailback to match those in 2011, no one was happy with his output considering where he was drafted. Johnson's first 3 years he averaged 1500+ yards and nearly 13 touchdowns, easily placing him amongst the elite. A contract situation coupled with the strike shortened off-season with a new head coach brought up some red flags, but even the most skeptical could not have predicted the drop off Johnson had in 2011. Johnson barely surpassed 1000 yards and even more damning was his impotent 4 touchdowns. Johnson just has too much ability to not bounce back and move back toward his averages. With the contract distraction behind him and a full off season to get back to work, Johnson will make a triumphant return to the elite running backs and reward owners who take a shot on him.
Andre Johnson : Injuries, injuries and more injuries. Johnson is widely considered (rightfully so I might add) one of the top 3 wide receivers in the game (if not the best). However, those who took a chance on Andre in the first 12 picks were crushed by his hamstring injury. Never one to give too much away, Texans coach Gary Kubiak strung owners along, never fully committing to how long Johnson would be out. By the time Johnson returned, his quarterback was lost for the season and in his place was a 3rd string rookie in TJ Yates. After averaging nearly 1500 yards receiving and 8+ touchdowns, Johnson never could get on track in 2011 amassing only 492 yards and a paltry 2 touchdowns. Johnson will have his health and his quarterback back in 2012 and owners should feel comfortable drafting Johnson just as early as they did in 2011.
Michael Vick : Many a 1st and 2nd overall were spent on Mr. Vick in 2011, including one famed fantasy analyst repeating ad nauseam his "all in-ness" with Vick. Much like the Eagles' season as a whole, the year was a complete letdown for Vick and co. Vick could not have had a better 2010, regaining his elite status as a running quarterback, amassing 9 touchdowns on the ground and appearing to finally reach his potential as a passer with 3000+ passing yards, 21 TDs and only 6 INTs in limited action. Vick seemed to falter a bit with the pressure of 2011, however, as he only registered 1 rushing TD and regressed a bit as a passer too. With only 18 TDs and 8 more INTs, Vick was nowhere near worthy of a top 10 pick in 2011. With pressure easing off a bit in 2012, Vick will bounce back and while he may never reach 9 rushing TDs again, 1 would be an anomaly too. Expect Vick to return to form in 2012, worthy of a top 5-7 QB pick.
DeSean Jackson : It is very easy to root against Jackson's overly cocky and brash attitude, but it is hard to argue with the speedy wideout's numbers after 3 years in the league. Like all Eagles not named McCoy, Jackson struggled in 2011. Mired in a contract scuffle throughout the season, Jackson seemed more concerned with getting injured than catching passes, as Jackson and "alligator arms" became synonymous. Jackson slipped below the 1000 yard mark for the first time since his rookie year and only found the end-zone 4 times, 5 less than in 2010. After 3 100 yard games and 1 200 yard performance in 2010, Jackson only surpassed 100 yards twice in 2011. With a new contract and what should be a bounce back season for his quarterback, Jackson should return to his explosive plays in 2012. While he may never fill one of the spots on my roster, Jackson will still instill fear each week I have to face him as he will bounce back in 2012.
Reggie Wayne : Lost amidst all the Peyton Manning injury talk, Suck for Luck campaign and the complete destruction of the Indianapolis Colts was the saddening effect it had on Reggie Wayne. Certainly Wayne is no longer on the up as he is only getting older, but Wayne went from a guaranteed 1200 yards receiving and 7+ TDs from one of the greatest QBs ever to not even reaching the 1000 yard mark and catching only 4 TDs from 3 QBs not named Peyton Manning. Wayne's consistency was unmatched for 7 years and while the Colts are certainly not better in 2012, they could not be much worse. No doubt Luck is going to take his bumps, both literally and figuratively, but he is an immediate upgrade at the position. With the departure of Garcon, Tamme and potential Dallas Clark retirement, Luck has to have someone to throw the ball to. Enter Reggie Wayne. He is not the receiver he used to be, but he is still one of the best in the game and someone Luck will be able to rely on heavily in 2012. While the TDs may not come like years prior, the yards will just from sheer quantity of passes Wayne has come his way. Wayne will see upgrades across the board and make for a solid low #1, high #2 WR in 2012.
Mike Williams : Without a doubt, Williams exceeded all expectations in his rookie season in 2010, amassing nearly 1000 yards and 11 TDs. Just as shocking, Williams 2011 disastrous campaign, where slight regression was assumed and plausible, but not to the tune of only 3 TDs. Character issues were a concern coming out of Syracuse and the end to 2011 brought forth those whispers again after Williams' sophomore season with the Bucs. With so little data to draw on, what makes Williams a strong candidate to bounce back in 2012? Vincent Jackson. Williams' blatant struggles with double teams and bracket coverage were beyond evident in 2011 as he was just not prepared to deal with all the attention in his 2nd year. Jackson has the ability to change everything for the better for Williams, stretching the field and drawing the opposition's top corner. No longer can teams afford to focus entirely on Williams and assuming his head is on straight, Williams talent should again rise to the top. 2011 was a complete disaster for the Bucs and Williams, but 2012 should be a bounce-back year for both.


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A fresh face. A shot of new energy. A seasoned reporter.
Oh, and if it could be a female who's on top of her game, even better.
That's all that Scott Henry, the senior executive producer of sports for KCBS Channel 2 and KCAL Channel 9, set out to find when he had a roster spot to fill last spring, going off instructions from new general manager and president Steve Mauldin.
Henry already had a staff of longtime and well-known players - Jim Hill, John Ireland and Gary Miller - so there was room to experiment, tap into the growing number of women viewers, differentiate from the other local stations.
Jaime Maggio not only looked the look, but jocked the jock. She won everyone over almost immediately.
"She really had all the qualifications," said Henry, who interviewed more than two dozen candidates. "There are already so many very good-looking female talent who want to get into sports, but some still think that being a cheerleader for the Dolphins is enough to know about sports. That doesn't cut it. You've got to have been around it your whole life, know the nuances, understand the history.
"At the end of the day, Jaime was my favorite because she had it all. We got lucky, really."
Since May, so have regular viewers of KCAL's weekend half-hour "Sports Central" expanded telecasts, as well as viewers of the 15-minute versions that air weeknights after the news.
Maggio had a quick entry point convincing her new workmates what she was all about - she played it naturally.
"In every sports environment I've been at, you're in a man's world and you need to know what you're talking about or you won't fit in," said the Long Island native who long ago dropped her East Coast accent. "I've been a sports fan as long as I can remember."
Her resume already included eight years at L.A.-based Fox Sports Net as a talent coordinator, operations assistant and production manager. Her most recent experience as a Fox NFL sideline reporter and a Philadelphia 76ers courtside reporter at Comcast SportsNet expanded her talents.
In actively seeking a role anchoring a sports desk, however, Maggio wanted to take her game to the next level.
"I've had my eyes set on something like this for a long time, and it's finally an opportunity for me to see more about what I'm good at and how much more I can learn," said Maggio, who moved to Southern California when she was 14 and played softball at Mary Star of the Sea High School in San Pedro before earning a communications degree at UC Santa Barbara.
The beauty of all this is she can stay based in L.A. and keep her NFL gig, all while not getting caught up in the style-over-substance routine that often kills careers when it comes to women trying to pass themselves off as sporties with male viewers.
Miller, who works the most with her, co-anchoring on the weekends, says her "playfulness and energy" have added a new dimension to the broadcasts. Calling her "stylish, disarming and inquisitive," Miller added: "What I particularly admire is she has no catchphrases, or tries to sound like a guy or a jock on highlights. It's just her energy and enthusiasm that's contagious."
That, and the fact during the NFL regular season, when each of them picked three games, Maggio (38-13) defeated Miller (37-14). It was close only because Miller rallied in the final two weeks.
"She's very easy to root for and impossible not to like," Ireland said. "And as hard as she works, what's unique about her is that she is always trying to get better. Whenever I compliment her on a story she's done, she always comes back with: `Anything you didn't like?' Or: `Would you have done anything differently?' That's incredibly rare in this business, and especially in this market."
Maggio gets it as well.
"No matter what job you have, you've got to dress professionally," she said. "You can be attractive without putting it all out there. There are enough women in this industry selling sex, but that's not what I want to do. I know it might be a faster way to get in, but it surely will be a faster way out."
Pretty smart, eh?
This is the second of a four-part annual series about the best and worst of the L.A. sports media. Jan. 14: Sports-talk hosts Today: TV anchors/reporters Jan. 28: Game analysts Feb. 4: Game play-by-play
This is the second of a four-part annual series about the best and worst of the L.A. sports media.
Jan. 14: Sports-talk hosts
Today: TV anchors/reporters
Jan. 28: Game analysts
Feb. 4: Game play-by-play
1. BILL MACDONALD, FSW/Prime Ticket host
As Prime Ticket marks its 25 th anniversary, Billy Mac's golden arches have been there since the inception, more than 1 billion sold on his work after all these years. Mr. Sunshine, on call to host any and all things thrown at him, still just makes it all look so easy, and his presence on Lakers' telecasts punctuates it. You try to make Norm Nixon look good.
Last year: No. 1
2. CURT SANDOVAL, ABC Channel 7 reporter/anchor
An iron man in this role at the station coming up on 12 years, and 24 years overall as a sportscaster.
Last year: No. 2
3. JIM HILL, KCBS Channel 2/KCAL Channel 9 anchor/reporter
As much as we don't believe he's really going to turn 65 later this year, as his bio suggests (sorry, the NFL keeps records of such things), it only makes sense when he tells the story of once interviewing 5-year-old Tiger Woods. He asked him why he likes playing golf so much. Woods, sitting on his father's lap, ended the interview with a sigh and exclaimed: "I gotta go poo-poo."
Last year: No. 3
4. JOHN IRELAND, KCAL Channel 9/KCBS Channel 2 reporter/anchor
Invaluable as an embedded reporter with the Lakers, and the additional hours he has on the radio allows him to gauge listeners' interests into what to probe players and coaches about. It's also doubtful we've ever seen him look or act tired on a beat that appears to be quite draining or, in his case, energizing.
Last year: No. 5
5. PATRICK O'NEAL, FSW/Prime Ticket reporter/host
More and more comfortable enough in his position, especially on Kings games, to seek out the pertinent questions and interject quality observations.
Last year: No. 4
6. GARY MILLER, KCAL Channel 9 anchor/reporter/studio host
The grin gives it away. We've come to appreciate the fun he has on the air and the baseball knowledge he brings. Thanks for sticking around here instead of going back to a major, disinfected network.
Last year: No. 8
7. FRED ROGGIN, KNBC Channel 4 anchor
Here's a challenge: Stopped at a traffic light next to a bus with Fred's head plastered on the side, trying to read it — "I'm an anchor, a dad and . . ." Why is everyone honking at me? The light turned green.
Last year: No. 6
8. DAIN BLANTON, Prime Ticket Clippers reporter
The job gets tougher each night: How to track down Blake Griffin and get something fresh?
Last year: No. 7
9. LINDSAY SOTO, FSW/Prime Ticket reporter/host
She's talking to the Kings' Anze Kopitar after the second period — oh, wait, that's on Versus. Soto's segue into more national gigs may seem to pull her away from the local presence, but she manages to keep enough to make a difference.
Last year: Honorable mention
10. JAIME MAGGIO, KCAL Channel 9 anchor/reporter
Stay tuned for an upcoming feature on the Elmore twins from Simi Valley, Ricky and Cory, as their dreams of a pro football career together may take a new turn.
Last year: Unranked
Honorable mention: James Worthy, KCBS / KCAL Lakers studio analyst; Jim Fox, Kings FSN studio analyst; Jim Watson; FSN/Prime Ticket anchor / reporter; Petros Papadakis, KNBC "The Challenge" studio analyst; Courtney Jones and Chris McGee, FSW /Prime Ticket reporter/host; Heidi Androl, FSW Kings reporter; Eric Karros, KCAL Dodgers studio analyst; Bill Seward, KNBC anchor; Don MacLean, Prime Ticket Clippers pre- and post-game analyst; Derrin Horton, KTLA anchor; Bob Boyd, Prime Ticket college basketball analyst.
1. MICHAEL EAVES, FSW/Prime Ticket reporter/host
The disclaimer on his "Eaves On Sports (And Other Stuff)" blog reads: "The views and opinions expressed here are mine and mine alone. They do not necessarily express the views and opinions of any FOX media outlet, its employees, or team partners." It's because of notes like this: "I heard that 'Dancing with the Stars' is considering adding Todd Palin to the show's next lineup of contestants. No offense to Sarah Palin's husband or her daughter, Bristol, for that matter, but if they are going to continue to feature such 'stars' (and that goes for 'The Situation' too), then they should change the name of the show to 'Dancing With People Who Aren't Really Stars But Can Still Bring In Big Ratings.'" There, in a paragraph, exposes the depth of his concerns and his value to the viewing audience.
Last year: No. 1, bottom 5.
2. STEVE LYONS, Prime Ticket Dodgers studio analyst
Master thespian John Lithgow said recently it takes "a healthy arrogance" to do his new current one-man show at the Mark Taper Forum. Psycho has that. Mostly, the later.
Last year: No. 4, bottom 5.
3. MARIO SOLIS, KNBC Channel 4 anchor
There comes a point where you either get better at your job after X-amount of years, or you consider setting up a stay-at-home beauty shop specializing in Brazilian blowouts.
Last year: Honorable mention, Top 10.
4. ROB FUKUZAKI, KABC Channel 7 anchor
Thought we spotted him in the trailer for the new movie "Gnomeo and Juliet."
Last year: Honorable mention, Top 10.
5. STEVE HARTMAN, KTLA Channel 5 anchor/reporter
A change in venue only puts you farther off the radar. Leila Feinstein gets it.
Last year: No. 2, bottom 5.
Horrible mention: Jay Schroeder, Jeremy Hogue and James Washington, USC and UCLA studio analysts.
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Beck absurdly claims that alternative poverty measurement would classify him as poor
Glenn Beck claimed that President Obama was drastically changing the poverty scale in a way that would effectively classify Beck as "in poverty" because other people in his community are wealthier than he is. In fact, the measurement would supplement, not replace, the poverty measurement currently in use, and it would not count Beck as poor.
From the March 10 edition [1] of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program:
BECK: Barack Obama has announced he's changing that scale. It's no longer how many potatoes -- how many potatoes you can buy. Can you buy a roof over your head, potatoes, gasoline, the basic necessities to stay afloat? No, no, no. It's now a comparative scale. So how much money do you have compared to others in your area?
PAT GRAY (co-host): Again, that's Marxist.
BECK: I would be -- I'd be in poverty. I'm probably the poorest guy that lives in my town. I live in -- I mean, New York has great concentrations of wealth.
BECK: I'm the poorest guy. I'd be on the poverty scale because I don't have as much as they have. You see what they're doing? What he's doing is constantly compare yourself to someone else. We don't do that in America. That's what got us here. What got us into this trouble is, well, they've got one. I want a flat screen. I want that. They have one. How come I don't have one? It's keeping up with the Joneses, period.
And look what they're creating. They are creating a cage that you'll never be able to get out of. And I'm not talking about -- you know, I'm not talking about a literal cage, I'm talking about a cage, a prison of laws and concepts. We're already -- we've already built a cage for our kids. We've already told them, ah, don't worry, everybody gets a trophy. No, they don't. Now, how are our kids going to get out of that cage that we all built for them? The cage that says you don't have to compete, you don't have to worry about it -- you'll get it, you're owed it, you deserve it. Well, they're not going to get what we've promised them. They're going to get what they deserve and what we deserve.
BECK: We are not living our personal lives in a way that we deserve anything better than what we're getting or are about to get. That's what must change. Not a new scale on how to measure poverty. And a poverty scale that has you compare yourself to your neighbors. Oh, my gosh. I mean, what are we doing? How do people with eyes not see it? How do people with ears not hear it? How many -- how many people got out of Cuba, got out of the Soviet Union, Poland, that are now looking at it and going, "America, wake up"?
Alternative measurement not replacing poverty measure in effect since 1960s
Commerce Dept.: Current poverty measure will "remain the definitive statistical measure." A March 2 press release [2] by the U.S. Department of Commerce about the "Supplemental Poverty Measure" stated that the official poverty measure used since the 1960s "will remain the definitive statistical measure." It added that the alternative measure "will not be the measure used to estimate eligibility for government programs. Instead, it will be an additional macroeconomic statistic, providing further understanding of economic conditions and trends."
Alternative measurement would not classify Beck as poor
Wash. Post: Alternative measure would "consider expenses such as housing, utilities, child care and medical treatment." From a March 3 Washington Post article [3] about the Supplemental Poverty Measure:
The old definition, developed in the mid-1960s using data from a decade earlier, was based on the cost of food and a family's cash income. The new one, acknowledging that food has become a smaller share of poor families' costs, will also consider expenses such as housing, utilities, child care and medical treatment. In gauging people's resources, the new method will include financial help from housing and food subsidies, in addition to money from jobs and cash assistance programs.
CAP: Alternative measure's "geographic adjustments" would "present a more realistic relationship between cost of living and what it takes to meet basic needs." A March 2 report [4] by the Center for American Progress states that a flaw of the current poverty measurement is that it "includes no adjustment for geographic disparities in cost of living. This means that two families with the same income -- one in Tate County, Mississippi and the other in Seattle, Washington -- are considered equally as well off despite the fact that fair market rent for a two-bedroom apartment is $574 per month in the former and $987 per month in the latter [5]." The report notes that the alternative measurement would address this by including "some form of geographic adjustments that present a more realistic relationship between cost of living and what it takes to meet basic needs."
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Hospital Business Use Case Diagram
A use case diagram—
- Presents a high-level view of how the system is used as viewed from an outsider's (actor's) perspective.
- Depicts the behavior of the system visually.
- May depict all or some of the use cases of a system.
- Can be used during analysis to capture system requirements and understand how the system should work.
The NPCR–AERRO Hospital Cancer Registry Business Use Case Diagram shows the business process of a hospital cancer registry and its interaction with business workers and business actors. A business worker acts within the system, performs the processes, and interacts with other business workers and business actors. A business actor plays a role in relation to the business in the business environment, affecting it externally. In the diagram below, the actors perform different hospital registry functions, and the results of the actions are used by the recipients.
A text description of the diagram and legend may be found below. For information about reading diagrams, see Diagram Conventions.
- Hospital Data Source Employee
A business actor who works for a data source inside the hospital. He or she interacts with the central cancer registry during the initial phase of the business process when event reports are prepared and transmitted.
- Non-Hospital Data Source Employee
A business actor who works for a data source outside the hospital. He or she interacts with the central cancer registry during the initial phase of the business process when event reports are prepared and transmitted.
- Hospital Registrar
A business worker who validates event reports; links patients and tumors; performs consolidation, audits, quality assurance, and rapid case ascertainment; links to external data sources to improve data and for research; conducts death clearance, follow-up, and interstate data exchange; responds to calls for data; and provides data for use by others.
- Physician
A business actor who performs the functions of quality assurance/quality improvement and analysis.
- Certify a Data Source for Electronic Reporting
The Use Case describes the process for evaluating and subsequently certifying a Data Source as being qualified to perform electronic reporting that meets cancer registry standards.
- Prepare and Transmit Event Report
The process whereby a data source submits event reports to the central cancer registry, using established criteria for record layout format, required event report types, required data items, and transmission standards.
- Receive Batch File
To verify that a group of event reports meet the standards for record layout format, and that the batch has not been submitted previously.
- Validate Event Report
To verify that information submitted on an event report represents a reportable case and meets logic, consistency, and data validity standards.
- Perform Casefinding and Passive Follow-Up
To verify that information submitted on an event report represents a reportable case, and update vital status and other follow-up information for patients with an abstract in the cancer registry.
- Perform Abstracting
To collect and record pertinent cancer data from a health record.
- Validate and Edit Abstracted Data
To verify that information in the cancer registry abstract meets logic, consistency, and data validity standards.
- Conduct Active Follow-Up
To obtain updated information annually regarding a patient's health status to ensure continued medical surveillance.
- Submit Data to Cancer Registry and National Cancer Data Base
To submit cancer information to various organizations to meet state and accreditation regulations, and assist in research activities.
- Perform Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement
Quality improvement is a planned set of activities by which the cancer registrar monitors quality and takes appropriate remedial action to improve future quality, maximizing correct reporting and characterizing the reporting process in measurable terms. Quality assurance is a formal review of patient records to evaluate case completeness and data quality.
- Perform Analysis
To analyze collected cancer data and convert it into information about treatment, survival, and other factors affecting cancer patients. To perform statistical analysis on collected data to provide interpreted information on cancer for a particular population.
- Data User
A business actor who interacts with the hospital registry during analysis.
- Regional and Central Registries
A central cancer registry that collects, processes, and analyzes data on all cancer cases diagnosed. It is a business actor that interacts with the hospital registry during reporting.
- Commission on Cancer's National Cancer Data Base
The National Cancer Data Base, a joint program of the Commission on Cancer (CoC) and the American Cancer Society (ACS), is a nationwide oncology outcomes database for more than 1,400 Commission-approved cancer programs in the United States and Puerto Rico. These data are used to explore trends in cancer care, create regional and state benchmarks for participating hospitals, and to serve as the basis for quality improvement. The NCDB interacts with the hospital registry during editing, reporting, and quality improvement/quality assurance. It is a business actor.
- Clinical Trial Researcher
A business actor who interacts with the hospital registry during casefinding and passive follow-up, and reporting.
Actors include hospital data source employees, non-hospital data source employees, hospital registrars, and physicians.
Functions include certifying a data source for electronic reporting, preparing and transmitting event reports, receiving batch files, validating event reports, performing casefinding and passive follow-up, performing abstracting, validating and editing abstracted data, conducting active follow-up, submitting data to the central cancer registry and the National Cancer Data Base, performing quality assurance/quality improvement, and performing analysis.
- Hospital and non-hospital data source employees certify a data source for electronic reporting and prepare and transmit event reports.
- Hospital registrars receive batch files, validate event reports, perform casefinding and passive follow-up, perform abstracting, validate and edit abstracted data, conduct active follow-up, submit data to the central cancer registry and the National Cancer Data Base, perform quality assurance/quality improvement, and perform analysis.
- Physicians perform quality assurance/quality improvement and analysis.
Recipients include the data user, regional and central registries, the National Cancer Data Base, clinical trial researchers, and the Commission on Cancer.
- The data user receives analysis results.
- Regional and central registries receive submitted data.
- The Commision on Cancer's National Cancer Data Base receives submitted data and performs quality assurance/quality improvement.
- Clinical trial researchers receive the results of casefinding and passive follow-up, and submitted data.
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Quake and Quake II Available Shrink WrappedMay 30, 1999, 23:35 (10 Talkback[s])
Last March we informed our readers of future plans for these software packages to be on the shelves for Linux. ID Software followed through, and today we're seeing it starting to crop up.
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Our dedicated team of Advanced Nurse Practioners* (ANP's) is here to help.
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[NTO] Re: Problem: 30 seconds to open txt file
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- Hi Laurie,
Yes, I have reinstalled, Scandisked and Defraged.
I have an computer that is powerful enough to process DVD video and
graphics. I've always thought that txt files were on the lowest end of
the requirements spectrum. ???
- Hi Dave,
Unfortunately NTP behaves the same with or without:
* other programs operating,
* libraries opened or installed,
* antivirus on or off,
* beta 5 same problem,
* clicking on a txt file or opening it with in NTP.
It doesn't happen with any other file type, only txt and html opened
with NTP, and they are no larger than 20 KB.
* I'm using Win XP Home sp2,
* on a 1 year old computer,
* with RAM to spare,
* with a LAN that serves everything else up including my music
without a hitch,
* all virus and spyware free.
So it would appear to be specific to NTP and not my computer.
Possibly the fact that I have to resort to using the rrNotepad.clb to
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I love NTP, but this behavior is a real show stopper. My work demands
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Give Us a Kick!
Darfur United, a program of iACT, presents the Fifth Annual One Strong Kick, an iACT event to benefit soccer programs for refugees living in eastern Chad and other refugee communities.
There are currently five Darfur United Soccer Academies serving approximately 5,000 children, and iACT plans to launch three more this year in eastern Chad, as well as expand to other countries. Next winter/spring, the Darfur United all-refugee Men's Team will aim to host friendly games with other soccer teams from around the world.


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Cassette Tape Dispenser
okay, so maybe i'm a little more corny than most, but come on! it makes you smile and you know it! "Mix things up at your desk and pay homage to the beloved cassette tape of the 70s and 80s with this lighthearted rubber desk accessory. Tape not included. Made in China."


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After so long an absence
At last we meet agin:
Does the meeting give us pleasure,
Or does it give us pain?
The tree of life has been shaken,
And but few of us linger now,
Like the prophets two or three berries
In the top of the uppermost bough.
We cordially greet each other
In the old, familiar tone;
And we think, though we do not say it,
How old and gray he is grown!
We speak of a Merry Christmas
And many a Happy New Year;
But each in his heart is thinking
Of those that are not here.
We speak of friends and their fortunes,
And of what they did and said,
Till the dead alone seem living,
And the living alone seem dead.
And at last we hardly distinguish
Between the ghosts and the guests;
And a mist and shadow of sadness
Steals over our merriest jests.
Poet: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poem: The Meeting
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by Will Ashworth | March 22, 2012 10:33 am
CNBC commentator Herb Greenberg wrote on March 1 that a speculative frenzy is upon us[1]. Greenberg believes stock valuations have gotten out of hand, and he points to retailers Fossil (NASDAQ:FOSL[2]) and Tiffany (NYSE:TIF[3]) as examples.
Fossil, with annual revenue of $2.5 billion, currently has a market cap of $8.2 billion, while Tiffany has a market cap of around $9.3 billion on $3.5 billion in revenue. On the surface, Greenberg's argument doesn't hold water; Tiffany's revenues and market cap are both 40% higher than Fossil's. However, upon closer examination, I think you'll see that his argument makes some sense.
Greenberg tends to get a bad rap — too pessimistic, many will suggest. But I can tell you from firsthand experience that he has a nose for smelly situations.
Over a decade ago, I owned some shares (a tiny part of my portfolio, thank goodness) in ACLN, a Belgium-based, Cyprus-incorporated shipper of new and used cars to Africa from Europe. By December 1999, the company was generating $100 million in revenue, operating $24 million in profits and net earnings of $2.62 a share. By September 2001, it went from a market cap of a few million to $700 million[4].
Greenberg kept after the story, convinced that the entire business was a house of cards. It turned out he was 100% correct. So when Greenberg makes a statement about valuations, there's usually rational thought behind it.
For every argument you can make about why Fossil is reasonably priced, there's a counter-argument for why it isn't — and that's the beauty of investing. For me, Fossil seems expensive for the following reasons:
Tiffany's gross margin is 59%, 290 basis points higher than Fossil's, and its operating margin is 19.4%, 100 basis points higher. While margins don't necessarily tell the whole story, the difference is meaningful when looked at side by side.
Since Greenberg was comparing revenues of the two companies in his valuation assessment, P-S seems like a good metric to use. On this front, Tiffany trades at 2.62 times sales, versus 3.14 for Fossil.
Although Tiffany is primarily direct-to-consumer, while Fossil is more wholesale, the two businesses are still directly comparable. EV/EBITDA is generally the metric I use when making a quick assessment of a stock's relative value.
Although I don't like to see the multiple higher than 10, I will make an exception if the brand is strong and sales/earnings are growing. Tiffany's enterprise value is 10.9 times EBITDA, versus 14.9 times for Fossil.
This means investors are currently willing to pay 40% more for Fossil's EBITDA earnings. Put another way, Tiffany's EBITDA margin is 21% higher than Fossil's 25.5%. As Fossil continues to wade into direct-to-consumer retail, it will have to keep an eye on its margins.
On this metric there's no comparison. According to RetailSails.com[5], Fossil's 2011 sales per square foot at its U.S. stores was $807. Tiffany's sales per square foot were almost four times greater at $3,085. Only Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL[6]) has higher productivity.
Clearly, selling expensive jewelery can't be compared with selling inexpensive watches and accessories. However, sales per square foot is an important metric in that both stores are comparably productive, yet Fossil gets a more generous valuation. While retailers generally don't reveal them, it would be interesting to know the conversion ratio (the number of customers buying based on traffic into the store) at each store. Obviously, Fossil's would be much higher. The question is by how much.
Fossil is definitely the faster-growing company. Investors who own its stock obviously feel O.K. about paying up for this growth. What Greenberg was pointing out is that stock valuations in many instances have lost their basis in reality.
Using the S&P 500 as a proxy, I'm not convinced. S&P 500 earnings in 2012 are projected to reach $104.40 a share — the highest level ever. As a result, the P-E ratio for the index continues to drop.
Where Greenberg gets it right is in homing in on specific stocks, such as Fossil. Over the past five years, Fossil has achieved an annual return of 38%. If corporate earnings generally, and Fossil specifically, don't keep pace, the stock has nowhere to go but down.
Tiffany, on the other hand, achieves moderate growth in both earnings and total return. What this tells me is that investors are currently willing to buy serious growth and serious value. Tiffany, unfortunately, is stuck in the middle.
As of this writing, Will Ashworth did not own a position in any of the stocks named here.
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Fine Tune Machine Tool Servo Drives
The Auto-Tuning program from Fagor Automation fine tunes machine tool servo drives one axis at a time, all axes automatically, or even multi-machine tuning.
Fagor Automation (Elk Grove Village, IL) is introducing a new technology feature that automatically fine-tunes machine servo performance to create maximum efficiency and performance from the CNC machine tool. Developed as a tool that can be loaded directly on a Fagor 8065 or 8070 CNC or on a PC, this Auto-Tuning feature has the ability to carry out a fine Servo-Performance tuning one axis at a time, or all axes automatically.
The program allows for multi-machine tuning, thus utilizing an ICON directory for each machine for fast and easy machine selection. The Main Tuning Screen displays a Graphic section, Menu Bar, ICON bar, Axes Bar, Command Bar, Parameter Table, Monitoring area, Results area, Data information of all active commands and a Status Bar, thus providing a single page simple layout that allows quick and easy access to any data the User desires with a single click. From the Main menu, with the ICON keys, you can quickly jump to the Event Log, Configure Mode or Display Help mode or back to the Main Menu at any time.
Even during the tuning process, the user can start, stop, pause or continue the tuning procedure via menu chosen keys. Within the Graphics mode, the Bode frequency response diagrams can be displayed that allow the user to interpret the dynamic behavior of the axes and make decisions for later readjustments of the axes control loops.
Within the Operating mode, the user takes measurements and develops a more detailed display of the various Diagrams. The user may activate up to four channels or modify the scale shown. From the Command Bar, the user may choose the Auto-tuning command that will execute the chosen tuning procedure. If desired, the user can choose to only adjust the feedback, the proportional gains, the offsets, just the servo gains or the velocity or position loop.
The "Result" label prompts a non-editable table that shows the parameter values the AutoTuning procedure results proposes to be changed for best performance. The Table shows the original value of the parameters and the proposed value after the Auto-Tuning procedure has completed. The user has full control of which parameters are actually changed to the proposed value and those that remain with the initial default values.
In addition, the Results create an information bar that displays the data regarding the cutoff frequency (BW), the gain margin (MG) or the phase margin (MF) of the Bode diagram before and after the Auto tuning, thus producing a helpful visual improvement chart for final decision making by the user.
After completion of the Auto-Tuning Process, the user can then save all changes made with the Validate command. The Fagor Auto-Tuning feature has shown dramatic improvements in not just Part-Finish, but also due to an optimized Servo Response that matches the dynamics of the machine tool size, weight and inertia, Cycle speeds have also shown improvements. Machine reliability and longevity will also be improved due to a Servo System that provides more fluid machine movements, hence reducing mechanical stress.
Fagor Automation, 2250 Estes Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, 800-423-2467, www.fagorautomation.com.


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