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A coin purse from Accessorize with the on trend moustache print.
The purse has a clip fastening and is made of a shiny laminated material. Beige is the main colour of the purse and the moustaches are black, they are arranged in different sizes and in a staggered manner so the purse looks fun. The trim of the purse is bright pink and that makes it more feminine because it's quite a dull set of colours apart from this pink, the lining inside the purse is bright pink as well with polka dot print.
The purse is classed as a small purse but it measures 14cm by 9cm so isn't one of those tiny ones. There aren't any separate compartments inside it bit because there's quite a lot of room I can carry cards and notes in it as well as coins. You have to watch out if you've got notes in your purse because they can fall out when you unclip the purse unless they are folded up tightly.
The clasp is strong and never comes open when you don't want it to. You can fill the purse with coins and it doesn't bulge out enough to make the clasp pop open. The seams are all strong and unless you was carrying a lot of heavy change in your purse I don't think they'd split or burst.
There is a matching Moustace shopping bag available in Accessorize but I don't like the styling of that so just use the purse. I don't use it every day because it is not versatile enough for me with it not having a card section or anywhere specific to put notes. It is also a very slippy purse so I think it would be one that is easily lost if it started sliding out of your bag.
This is the sort of purse that any aged woman could use if they like the Moustache print. I think it's designed mostly with younger ladies in mind but there's nothing that world stop an older lady carrying it if she likes fun accessories.
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I've had a £30 Accessorize gift card in my purse since Christmas, and I've finally got around to spending it. I don't normally buy much from either Accessorize or Monsoon as I do think that the majority of things in there are vastly overpriced. I was shopping recently with my sister who also had a £30 Accessorize gift card (also received at Christmas from the same relative), and we both decided to just bite the bullet and finally spend the gift cards.
I didn't want to have to put any extra to my gift card, I wanted to keep my purchase at just £30. I also wanted to try and get something quirky and unusual, something that I probably wouldn't normally buy. I managed to find the perfect items - this Moustache Laminate Purse, and the matching Moustache Laminate Shopper, both of which came to £31 - result!
The Moustache Laminate Purse was £6. I had spotted the Moustache Shopper at £25 in Accessorize first, and had already decided that I was going to buy the shopper as I absolutely loved it. So when I then spotted the matching Moustache Purse at just £6 I just knew that I was meant to buy the two of these! I had to put £1 to my £30 gift card, but I'd certainly class that as sticking to my £30 limit.
The Moustache Laminate Purse is really quirky and fun, and it just makes me smile every time I use it. I've only had it for a few weeks, and I've had loads of comments about it already. I absolutely love the quirky moustache print as it's unusual, quirky and fun without being too over the top and in your face.
The purse is a clip frame purse, and as such is just really designed as coin purse, it doesn't have any extra sections for notes or cards or receipts etc. It reminds me of an old fashioned purse with the clasp fastening on the top, but given a much more up to date look with the quirky moustache print. I don't use the purse as often as I use the shopper, purely because I normally prefer a purse which has the separate sections for cards, notes etc. The purse isn't very big and so if I use it I normally just pop a couple of cards plus my notes and change into it, I don't want to overfill it so that notes or cards fall out when I open it. I suppose that I could get a separate wallet for cards and notes, and then just keep this for coins, maybe I'll consider this.
Although I've just said that it's not very big, it isn't quite as small as some clip frame purses that I've seen, so it is a much more day to day usable size. The dimensions of the purse are 15cm by 9cm, so it's a rectangular coin purse rather than a square coin purse, which does make it a lot more useful if I'm also putting a couple of cards and some folded notes in it. The silver metal clasp fastening on the top opens and closes easily, and it does feel tight and secure when closed, it doesn't seem like it can just come open at any point in my handbag.
The background to the purse is beige, and it then has black moustaches in various different shapes and sizes printed all over the purse. The top solid rim of the purse is edged in a bright pink contrasting piped trim which creates a bit of detailing and a pop of colour. The metal clasp is a silver colour. The purse is a coated laminate and so is waterproof in the rain, also any spills or drips just wipe off easily enough with a wet wipe or a tissue. The interior of the purse is just as fun as the exterior, the interior is lined in a navy polyester with bright pink polka dots all over.
I think that I probably love my shopper more than my purse, but I think that's only because the purse isn't the most practical design as it's really just a coin purse. However I do love the moustache print and the quirkiness factor and so I have had more use out of this purse than I thought I would. I think that it was really good value at just £6, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.


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INITIAL anxieties over the weather, with a blustery squall coming in about an hour into the event, proved unfounded and Sandylands basked in a glorious mid-summer afternoon for the "Skiptens", the inaugural "Tens" tournament hosted by Skipton RFC.
The competition attracted sides from throughout West Yorkshire in addition to Skipton's immediate neighbours of Keighley, Wharfedale and North Ribblesdale.
Tens is played along the lines of sevens but with five forwards and five backs per team, ten minutes each way, with the normal laws of rugby applying. A very high standard of play in the Pool rounds resulted in Plate semi-finals of Keighley v Skipton Blues and Wharfedale v Bradford and Bingley. The Cup semi-finals were North Ribblesdale v Bradford Salem and Hudderfield YMCA v West Park Leeds 2.
Wharfedale ran out winners over Keighley in the Plate Final, whilst Bradford Salem took the Cup beating Hudderfield YMCA 21-14 in the final.
Skipton President, Mel Mason, presented the trophies and thanked all concerned in the organisation of the day. This was a very enjoyable day's pre-season rugby which Skipton RFC hope to hold on an annual basis.


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Shapeways Eindhoven had one of it's biggest days yesterday, today it is New York's turn to be hit by the tidal wave of 3D prints.
In November 2011 Shapeways 3D Printed over 80,000 products for the Shapeways community.
On December 16th we paid Shapeways shop owners over $26,000 in profits from the mark-up of their sales from August 15th to November 15th.
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Against the stunning backdrop of downtown Denver, The Cliffs at 6th Avenue West is a tranquil escape from the city. These apartments are tucked away in a quiet residential neighborhood, yet only blocks from shopping, dining, schools and entertainment. The Cliffs is easily accessible to I-70 and 6th Avenue. Our community offers amenities for everyone. Enjoy a game of tennis, workout in our state-of-the-art fitness center, take a swim in our heated indoor pool, or host friends at a barbecue in our picnic area with gas grill. Please give us a call or stop by and visit today!
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The staff turned over several times in the year I lived there and the new management was cold and didn't seem Read Moreto came about me as a person and not just a tenant.
December 25, 2013
Nice view, decent unit, safe, location, no problems with management
Poor Overall maintenance over the year Read Mores, Property needs a huge renovation and then a change in how to maintain those renovations into the future.
December 24, 2013
First we would like to apologize for your experience. We are happy to inform you that we are in the process of renovating the entire community inside and out! We would like to invite you back to our community to see our new improvements!
Over the year we lived there the water heater went out at least 9 times leaving the billing without hot water. Read More Part of the perks of moving in were the pool house and hot tub. A week after we moved in they removed the hot tub and the pool was shut down the entire summer. And when they did reopen it was very unsanitary and not worth swimming in.
December 24, 2013
The front office has been staffed with some very unprofessional people. If you're not in the favored "clinqe" Read More, you will get shoved aside. The maint. office closes earlier than any other place I've lived - before 4:00pm. They keep raising the rent, but the parking lot, outside lights, and interior hallways haven't been kept up. It's starting to look run down.
December 15, 2013
I apologize for your experience with our office staff. Staff changes have been made.Our maintenance staff now abides by our 48 hour response time. This guarentees that all maintenance requests are completed with our residents' satisfaction. Here at The Cliffs, weekly maintenance checks are completed to ensure proper lighting of our parking lots and the interior hallways have been restored. I invite you to come see our new improvements, including the restoration of our building exteriors.
High rent, poor quality of property. Maintanence was TERRIBLE. Dirty, especially common areas. It took them 3M Read MoreONTHS to come fix the disposal, and that was with numerous emails and calls. The good vent didn't get fixed during my lease (12 months). My ac stopped working in the peak of summer. My husband and I called/emailed/went in in person at least twice a week to remind them. It took 2MONTHS! 95* indoors? Unacceptable. Admin was nice. One of the only upsides.
December 10, 2013
I apologize for your experience with the maintenance staff. I am happy to tell you that the maintenance staff has been replaced with competent , caring individuals, who now abide by a 48 hour response time. This now ensures that all service requests are completed in a timely manner.
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New Version of PPP-Wizard Demonstration Software Published
A new version of the open source PPP-Wizard user software has been published. The link to download the wizard is being provided on request, so the International GNSS Service (IGS) can keep track of interested users. The PPP-Wizard is defined as a precise point positioning with integer and zero-difference ambiguity resolution demonstrator. Available for non-commercial purposes, it performs real-time PPP using corrections streams provided by the IGS Real... read more


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More than 65 research fellowships awarded
The Ransom Center has awarded more than 65 research fellowships for 2013–2014. The fellowships support research projects in the humanities that require substantial on-site use of the Center's collections of manuscripts, rare books, film, photography, art, and performing arts materials.
The fellowship recipients, half of whom will be coming from abroad, will use Ransom Center materials to support projects with such titles as "Post-irony: Countercultural Fictions from Hipster to Coolhunter," "Elliott Erwitt: Early Work," "Obsession: The Films of Brian De Palma," "David Foster Wallace: The Form of His Fiction," "Matisse's Illustrations for Ulysses," and "Doris Lessing's Intuitive Style."
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|November 19, 2001
|HHS Office of Minority
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As part of HHS' Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health, HHS is focusing on six major areas in which racial and ethnic minorities experience serious disparities in health access and outcomes - diabetes, heart disease and stroke, cancer, infant mortality, child and adult immunization and HIV/AIDS. Eliminating health disparities is also a major goal of Healthy People 2010, the nation's prevention agenda. Through "Closing the Health Gap," HHS and ABC Radio Networks will include health education segments that address the major focus areas of HHS' health disparities initiative, as well as other health issues relevant to African-Americans.
Health Disparities Affecting African-Americans
Disparities in the burden of death and illness experienced by African-Americans, as compared with the U.S. population as a whole, have existed since the government began tracking such statistics. These disparities persist, and in some areas continue to grow. The following statistics illustrate some of the major areas of concern for African-Americans.
Life Expectancy and Death Rates
At birth, the average life expectancy for African-Americans is 71.8 years, compared to 77.4 years for whites. Life expectancy at birth for black males is 68.3 years, compared with 74.8 years for white males. Life expectancy at birth for black females was 75 years, compared with 80 years for white females. Almost 282,000 African-Americans died in 2000. The age-adjusted death rate for the black population was 30 percent higher than for the non-Hispanic white population.
In 1999, 11,927 African-Americans died from diabetes, the sixth leading cause of death for this population. The African-American death rate due to diabetes was more than twice that for whites, when differences in age distribution were taken into account. In addition to the deaths it causes, diabetes may result in serious complications, including kidney disease, blindness and amputations.
Heart Disease
In 1999, 78,574 African-Americans died from heart disease, the leading cause of death for all racial and ethnic groups. African-Americans were 30 percent more likely to die of heart disease than whites when differences in age distributions were taken into account.
In 1999, 61,951 African-Americans died from cancer, the second leading cause of death for all racial and ethnic groups. In 1999, African-Americans were 30 percent more likely to die of cancer than whites when differences in age distributions were taken into account.
Infant Mortality
According to "Health, United States, 2000," infant mortality rates are more than twice as high for African-Americans (14.6 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 1999) than for whites (5.8 infant deaths per 1,000 live births). There were 8,822 infant deaths in 1999.
In 1999, 7,893 African-Americans died of HIV/AIDS, the sixth leading cause of death for African-American males, and the 10th leading cause of death for African-American females. In 2000, 47 percent of all cases reported in the U.S. were among African-Americans, and the rate of new AIDS cases among African-Americans was almost 10 times higher than among non-Hispanic whites. In AIDS cases among all African-American females, 55 percent were due to injection drug use or sex with an injecting drug user.
In 1999, 18,884 African-Americans died from stroke, the third leading cause of death for all racial and ethnic groups. African-Americans were 40 percent more likely to die of stroke than whites in 1999, when differences in age distributions were taken into account.
In 1999, 7,648 African-Americans died from homicide, the eighth leading cause of death for this population. African-Americans were 5.4 times as likely as whites to die of homicide in 1999, even when differences in age distributions were taken into account. Homicide was the leading cause of death for black males ages 15-34.
Women's Health
African-American women are less likely to receive care, and when they do receive it, are more likely to have received it late. For example, one out of four African-American mothers did not receive prenatal care during the first trimester during 1999. Obesity is a risk factor for heart disease, diabetes and stroke. Approximately 69 percent of African-American women between the ages of 20 and 74 were overweight during the period 1988 through 1994.
One out of four African-American children aged 19-35 months old did not receive recommended vaccinations in 1999. About 47 percent of elderly African-Americans received the flu vaccine in 1998, compared with 66 percent of elderly whites. About 26 percent of elderly African-Americans received a pneumonia vaccine in 1998, compared with 50 percent of elderly whites.
Substance Abuse
In 2000, approximately one-third of new AIDS cases among African-American women were due to injection drug use or sex with an injection drug user. Recent illicit drug use was more common among African-American adults (8 percent) than among white adults (5.7 percent) in 1998. However, African-American teenagers ages 12-17 years were less likely to use alcohol, marijuana or cocaine than white teenagers in 1999.
Mental Health
According to the 2001 Surgeon General's report on mental health, the prevalence of mental disorders is believed to be higher among African-Americans than among whites, and African-Americans are more likely than whites to use the emergency room for mental health problems. African-Americans with depression were less likely to receive treatment than whites (16 percent compared to 24 percent). Only 26 percent of African-Americans with diagnosed generalized anxiety disorder received treatment for their disorder, compared with 39 percent of whites with a similar diagnosis.
Organ and Tissue Donation
Currently, 21,140 African-Americans are on waiting lists for organ transplants, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. African-Americans comprised 35 percent of the waiting lists for kidney transplants. African-Americans are almost four times as likely to have end-stage renal disease than whites, but they are less likely to be evaluated and placed on waiting lists for kidney transplants in a timely manner. Once on the list, they also tend to wait longer for a transplant. Exact causes are unclear.
Family Caregiving
African-American caregivers are more likely than other groups to report dementia and stroke in their care recipients - adding to the demands of their responsibilities. A higher proportion of black caregivers report having suffered physical and mental health problems a result of caregiving.
In 1999, African-Americans were half as likely to die of suicide in 1999 than whites, even when differences in age distributions were taken into account. Still, 463 African-Americans ages 15-24 died from suicide in 1999. It was the third leading cause of death for blacks in this age group. Between 1980 and 1995, the suicide rate among African-Americans ages 10-14 increased 233 percent, while the rate for whites increased 120 percent.
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Sabah denies rumors of death and reminds people of her marriage to Mihio
Lebanese singer Sabah has expressed her anger at circulating rumors of her death and stressed that she is alive and healthy. The singer had been receiving a number of calls from close contacts who had heard she died of a sudden heart attack.
Sabah appeared on an exclusive interview with "Laha" (For Her) magazine, to put an end to all the lies being spread about her. She showed up with her new twenty-three-year-old husband Omar Mihio, former Mr. Lebanon, revealing that she is currently living a fairytale marriage. Sabah reiterated that Mihio is considered to be her first love and she looks forward to a life a complete happiness with him, making it a point to appear with him to all public and private events she is invited to.
In the interview Sabah expressed that her marriage to Mihio is based on love and respect, and that her husband treats her like a lady with love and tenderness, making the woman next to him feel like a queen. The singer talked openly about all her recent marriages and answered every question asked.
Sabah was confident with her husband by her side and openly admitted that she does not care if Miho's ultimate goal from marrying her is to enter the world of fame, as was the case with her previous husbands. She added that she would be honored to present Mihio to the world for he is a beautiful man inside and out, and has a lot of talent.
The singer reiterated that she has prepared herself for anything life throws at her. Her past experiences have taught her how to deal with problems for she has grown into a strong and daring woman ready to take up any challenge.
For his part, twenty-four year old Mihio expressed his love to Sabah and said that her charms have captivated him from the first time he met her, saying, "everyone has his own point of view about love. Ultimately one does what he sees is suitable for his character. I met Sabah for the first time in Egypt and I am one of her admirers as I grew up listening to her songs and watching her movies." He added that "love does not know age and my main objective is to make Sabah happy and accompany her wherever she goes." – Albawaba.com
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There are few positive things to be said about above-surface nuclear bomb tests, but one of their most unexpected fallouts will be the proof of neurogenesis in the adult human brain. With help from atomic-age history, Spalding et al. (1) have derived a model predicting that neurogenesis-based plasticity in humans reaches much greater levels than previously assumed.


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The NFL Would Like Katy Perry, Rihanna, or Coldplay to Pay Them Money to Play Super Bowl Halftime Show
The National Football League, a minor organization that you may never have heard of, and one that probably does not have a lot of money in the bank, has reportedly reached out to Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Coldplay with the offer of a lifetime: whoever wants to pay real American dollars can headline the prestigious halftime show in 2015.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the aforementioned acts are at the top of the NFL's wish list, which makes sense, because all three are wildly popular live performers. While the NFL doesn't normally pay their halftime acts, asking the acts to pay to perform is a first. It's an interesting strategy and one that was allegedly met with "a chilly reception" by the artists' representatives. This also makes sense, because duh. Rihanna gives no phucks, let alone dollars.
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So often in Argentinas tumultuous past, economic troubles stirred up political crises. Now under president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner whose husband and predecessor Néstor Kirchner still looms over the presidency its the other way round: their frequent political crises have led to economic woes.
A case in point is the ongoing drama over the presidents order in December to use central bank reserves to pay outstanding debt a saga that led to the resignation of bank governor Martín Redrado at the end of January.
This government has the rare ability of transforming an opportunity into a crisis, Miguel Kiguel, an Argentine economist and former finance secretary, tells Emerging Markets. The conflict with the central bank was totally unnecessary.
But its not just the Kirchners who are at fault, say analysts. The political leadership on both sides has achieved the impossible and gone yet deeper into the gutter. The consensus view from economists, analysts, and political leaders interviewed by Emerging Markets is that Argentina is likely to face turmoil this year, but itll be political rather than economic.
There are two reasons for this. First, they do not expect Fernández de Kirchner and her husband to change their decision-making methods and style or be able to adapt to no longer having a majority in a compliant Congress.
The Argentine first couple has a perverse talent for taking issues that many Argentines support, sometimes by wide margins, and making them unpalatable and unrecognizable. And if one does not agree with their methods, one is immediately accused of plotting a coup much the same way former US president George W Bush argued that you are either with us or the terrorists.
The Kirchners have also undermined the countrys few solid existing institutions, most notably its statistics agency. Argentinas economics ministry exists in name only and has little influence over economic policy. For such a performance, the Kirchners suffered a humiliating defeat last June in Congressional elections.
The second reason for the expected political turmoil is that in the nine months since its victory, the opposition has failed to fill the leadership void. It has few credible leaders, a coherent vision or economic plan.
The likely result this year is not just increased stalemate but also polarization. This also makes it highly unlikely that Argentina will fully normalize relations with the international financial community in the next two years or at least until after the 2011 presidential election.
What is promising about Argentina is its economic growth prospects. The government estimates GDP growth of 2.5%, triggered by an improvement in the countrys industrial sector. Argentina will also maintain its devalued peso to promote exports. A Ps3.95/$ exchange rate is forecast in the 2010 budget. External public debt remained stable in 2009 at 49% of GDP, down from 139% in 2003, but unchanged from 2008. The private sectors external debt has plummeted.
Private economists are also optimistic. Kiguel predicts 4% growth in 2010. Dante Sica, head of consultancy Abeceb, expects 45% growth.
Bernardo Kosacoff, director of the Buenos Aires office of Cepal, credits both Kirchner and the Argentines. He says that after 30 years of volatility something has definitely matured in society here. Everyone from heterodox to orthodox economists, from the left to the right, all agree that having consistent macroeconomic policy is necessary for economic development.
He adds: Today there is no crisis in the financial sector. It is extremely liquid.
Agriculture, mainly soy and grains, is expected to have an excellent year, says Juan Miguel Massot, a Buenos Aires economist. However, he says that the wheat, dairy and meat sectors will continue to face problems as they become less profitable.
Gustavo Grobocopatel expects the country to produce 8590 million tonnes of grain this year. That figure could reach 150 million tonnes with less harmful policies, he adds.
The main economic challenges will be a vanishing fiscal surplus and inflation. Still, the chances of default on the $8 billion in public debt payments due this year are close to zero, say economists of all political shades.
This could change if the Kirchners are massaging statistics more than has been claimed a distinct possibility according to Alfonso Prat-Gay, Nestor Kirchners first central bank president and today an opposition legislator and chair of the lower houses Finance Committee.
Prat-Gay says that even before the December controversy, the central bank was lending money to the Treasury, roughly $20 billion since 2005, he contends.
It is quite clear that a country that grew at 8% from 2005 to 2008 and officially showed significant fiscal surpluses on the books, required emergency lending from the central bank, he says.
On December 14 (the day of the first decree), the government revealed that there is a big fiscal hold that it has been covering up or masquerading for a number of years now, Prat-Gay adds.
The government is now showing publicly that it is keen to expand its financing options. Still, few expect much progress on settling the debt with the hold-outs from 2005, $20 billion, or the Paris Club, $6.5 billion.
In addition, the Paris Clubs insistence on involving the IMF to audit Argentina, and in particular Indec, its controversial statistics agency, will likely get nowhere with the Kirchners. Nothing is going to happen with the Paris Club debt. Its a non-starter requiring the IMF audit, says Kiguel. The debt is indexed to inflation, so it is unlikely the Paris Club would bend its requirement of IMF review.
As for the hold-outs, the government continues to claim a desire to reach an agreement and has taken some initial steps forward. Edwin Gutierrez, who manages $5.5 billion of emerging market debt for Aberdeen Asset Management, including Argentine bonds, thinks a new debt-swap offer could be made by the end of March. (La Nación recently reported that this will likely be pushed back to April.)
But Alberto Ramos, senior economist for Goldman Sachs, says that a healthier political climate is needed to give investors confidence in going through with any offers, even more so now that the Argentine government is divided. He does not expect progress on either the hold-outs or the Paris Club talks.
The political environment has deteriorated over the past years to such an extent that the head of Argentinas Supreme Court, Ricardo Lorenzetti, has suggested studying the option of moving towards a parliamentary system.
Kosacoff adds that leading into the global financial crisis, the private sector had the impression that what happened overseas would have a significant impact on Argentina. But now there is great agreement that 90% of Argentinas economic problems are endogenous.
The latest tensions surfaced late last year. In November, Congress approved President Fernández de Kirchners 2010 budget. She still held her majority at that time the new Congress had not yet begun.
Less then a month later, the government decided it needed more money. Fernández de Kirchner signed a presidential decree creating a new fund that was to draw from central bank reserves. Martín Redrado, the central banks head at the time, refused to go along although some say hed been compliant before. He was then sacked. A court ordered his reinstatement the following day. He then resigned.
With a new central bank head in place, Fernández de Kirchner in March revoked the old decree and issued two new ones to transfer reserves to the Treasury and pay off external debt, including one payment to the IDB.
But the opposition, now with more control in Congress, has been up in arms over the Argentine leaders actions. It has threatened to overturn the decrees and fire the new central bank president. Some opposition leaders are also pursuing judicial action.
Analysts say many opposition leaders are offering much in the way of spectacle but little in the way of substance. Their credibility and their demands are also suspect.
The opposition is demanding an independent central bank even though Argentina has seldom had one, and this has not been an issue for them in the past. It is attempting to position itself as a defender of institutions and integrity, yet many of its leaders are not widely believed to embody these qualities.
Francisco de Narváez violated election finance laws last year. Buenos Aires mayor Mauricio Macri had one of the worst attendance records when he was a legislator he said that attending Congress bored him. Julio Cobos is the nations vice-president but often behaves as an opposition figure. (President Fernández de Kirchner has reportedly even been forced to cancel overseas trips, most recently to China, out of fear of what hed do while she was away.)
And then there is the widely criticized former president Carlos Menem, now a senator, and Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, the person who declared default in 2001 during his brief stint as president. In his more regular job, he and his brother have run the San Luis province as their personal fiefdom one or the other has been governor for the last 27 years.
All this means that Argentines find it difficult to see the opposition as the guardians of strong institutions and checks and balances.
Julio Burdman, a Buenos Aires political analyst, says that, the opposition has every right to oppose the decrees, but it has to explain why. Simply not complying with the rules is a stupid argument, given the type of leaders it has.
He says: There is a significant part of the opposition that is willing to sacrifice a few points of economic growth in Argentina just to defeat the Kirchners. They do not realize that they are playing with the future of the country, and that cacerolazos [popular noisy protests] could return, but this time against them too.
Just a few months ago, paying off the debt was a fairly non-controversial issue with little opposition. Now, neither the government nor the opposition looks good. This incapacity to form a consensus on the issue and the new uncertainty are a turn-off to investors.
It could also lead to domestic fallout. Economists Jose Fanelli and Ramiro Albrieu say that the governments shunning of consensus-based decision-making has forced it to depend on political alliances characterized by their heterogeneity and fragility.
They say that they are fragile because they depend on specific initiatives, and so allies for one measure today are not likely to be allies for another measure.
This intensive use of public resources makes it minimally credible that the government will be able to get its fiscal deficit under control, they contend.
In addition, they say, This makes it difficult to develop expectations as to what kind of jobs initiatives the government will develop over the medium term.
For example, they add that public works investments will now significantly depend on which political jurisdictions they are made in. But the government is not solely responsible for the current climate.
Perhaps most noteworthy in the central bank debate, virtually nobody is discussing what ought to be a legitimate and important topic during this type of conflict: what should a country to do with its reserves.
Miguel Angel Arrigoni, a managing partner for corporate finance at Deloitte and Touche, says that, it is a shame the lack of substance in the discussions over the last few days between the president of the central bank and the executive branch.
To use part of the reserves to give credibility and comply with paying debt is absolutely normal and technically correct. No country in the world would default without using its reserves.
Dante Sica at the economic advisory firm Abeceb believes that the conflict is out of control, calling the notion of an independent central bank in Argentina a myth.
He says: What does independence mean? That Redrado woke up every morning and set monetary policy as he sees fit without consulting the government? No, he never had monetary policy that deviated from the ideas of the Kirchners. The Kirchners cannot say that they do not control the central bank and that Redrado did what he wanted to.
Sica calls the Kirchner-Redrado showdown la guerra de vanidades (the war of the vanities).
Sica also thinks it is appropriate for the government to tap into the reserves. He says: does it make sense to go out to the market in search of $5 billion at 12% interest when there are $50 billion in reserves getting only 3% interest?
But he thinks the more important question should not be whether the central bank is independent, but why the Kirchners did not tap into the reserves earlier, as Brazil did in the middle of the global financial crisis to finance its public and private sector. That would have made more sense if Argentina had done that then, he says.
Now the Kirchners motives are widely suspected. Goldmans Ramos says, why did not the government include this in the budget passed in November? Nobody is asking that question. He believes it wants the reserves to pay the bills and not for debt relief.
Many economists fear that the new central bank president Mercedes Marcó del Pont will be too subservient to the Kirchners and allow them greater access to the reserves, which could increase an already high inflation.
In a recent interview with Emerging Markets, a central bank official who works with Marco del Pont said that she will have a more active role than prior leaders did. The source said that her approach will follow the politics of economic development with social inclusion.
The best way to preserve the value of money is to promote economic development, creating jobs and increasing the capacity of the productive sector. The new director does not have a monetary vision towards inflation.
While this concerns economists, it did not have to be this way. Once again, inflation is largely a self-inflicted problem of the Kirchners creation.
Since January 2007, the government has cooked the books at the national statistics agency, Indec. Since then, both local and foreign press have often used figures from private economists in reporting true inflation figures.
The Kirchners love this. It allows them to rail against private economists together with international banks and credit agencies, all of whose credibility has tanked following the global financial crisis.
Yet what the Kirchners have yet to explain is why even government figures on inflation do not back up their claims. Several provinces official inflation figures show wide discrepancies from the national statistics according to CIPPEC, a non-partisan Buenos Aires think-tank, whose data come from official government sources.
There is also an open judicial case against the government on this matter. Former anti-corruption prosecutor Manuel Garrido has revealed documents he claims show that in 2007 the national arm of Indec doctored the figures from its provincial arm in Mendoza.
Garrido and his team went to Mendoza to review products and their price tags. He says that his investigation detected mathematically impossible prices of products in the national consumer price index, meaning that the Kirchners Indec claimed median prices that were lower than the cheapest product available that his team found while in Mendoza.
Who was the governor of Mendoza at the time who gave Garrido access to its records? It was none other than Julio Cobos, already named as Fernández de Kirchners running mate for the October 2007 presidential election.
Garrido suspects that Cobos was merely attempting to be transparent as Fernández de Kirchners running mate. But looking back, the irony is not lost that even before being elected, Cobos actions would come to haunt the Kirchners.
So is Cobos the man to end the Kirchners regime in 2011? Today he has highly favourable ratings and is viewed as a leading opposition candidate but has little political party structure. He also cannot seem to decide if hes the countrys vice-president or part of the opposition. For example, he supported the governments decision to sack Redrado.
Carlos Reutemann is also mentioned as a possible candidate but has a reputation for being wishy-washy. Mauricio Macri, the Buenos Aires mayor, was once the person the Kirchners feared most, but many Argentines now question whether he can even handle running a city.
The Kirchners may be very weak, but should never be underestimated. Since 2003, when Néstor Kirchner was elected, the Argentine media has portrayed numerous potential leaders as thorns in the side for the Kirchners. All have disappeared.
Juan Carlos Blumberg galvanized the middle class in 2004 when his son was kidnapped and brutally murdered. He led some of the largest rallies in recent times protesting crime. But his day has come and gone; today he is rarely mentioned.
During the 2008 farm strike, Alfredo de Angeli became an iconic figure, galvanizing protesters and the nation. But he was mocked after he staged a bank sit-in during normal business hours with a group of farmers demanding a loan. Later he came close to assaulting the president when her plane landed in his home province, indicating to some voters that he was little different from some of the Kirchners thugs.
So the Kirchners continue to outlive their obituaries. For many Argentines, the first family with all its flaws, is still better than any alternative or any past administration since democracy was restored.
The issues that concern international investors, as well as part of the upper class in the country, do not register with the majority of Argentines. To them, that is a first-world imposed perspective on a country that has long had weak institutions. That is never going to change they say. They are resigned to that.
Moreover, issues such as Indec, weaker institutions and debt repayment are irrelevant to many of the governments supporters, who are poor and more concerned about bread and butter issues. All these things are theoretical, says Roberto Lavagna, Néstor Kirchners former economy minister.
At the same time, Lavagna believes that poverty may be what ultimately poses the largest challenge for the Kirchners. He sees poverty and social inclusion as one of the government and countrys biggest challenges this year. The Kirchners have done nothing for the informal economy, he says.


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30+ 140+ 10,000+ 800 Dornsife Welcome The Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of the University of Southern California. Our students and preeminent faculty across the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences are passionate about excellence, the creation of new knowledge and improving the world. As the liberal arts core of a powerhouse research university, USC Dornsife provides the foundation upon which students become critical thinkers, learn to devise solutions and ultimately go out into the world ready to tackle the complexity awaiting them. In these great times of discovery — whether it's in the library, in the lab or in the community — our faculty are exploring novel connections among their disciplines to push the limits of innovation and our talented young minds are emerging as their generation's leaders.
The largest, oldest and most diverse of USC's schools, USC Dornsife is composed of more than 30 academic departments and programs. Offering more than 140 majors and minors as well as a range of innovative Ph.D. and master's degree programs, USC Dornsife is home to approximately 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and nearly 800 faculty members.
Selected 2012–13 Highlights
USC Dornsife's extramural funding has increased 12% in four years to $74.5 million. USC Dornsife's research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has increased by 32% in three years while the NIH Extramural Budget Allocations have remained flat for the same period. USC Dornsife faculty members received international recognition, including the Guggenheim Fellowship as well as election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
USC Dornsife's School of Philosophy rose to No. 11 in the national rankings.
In national rankings of graduate philosophy departments, the School of Philosophy surged to No. 11. Of the approximately 47,000 applications for undergraduate admission USC received, more than 26,000 or 55% were applicants to USC Dornsife. USC Dornsife students received more than $35 million in support toward tuition, research and travel.
USC Dornsife undergraduate and graduate students were selected for prestigious Fulbright , Mellon Mays and Ford Fellowships as well as Marshall , Boren , McNair and Gilman Scholarships. USC Dornsife created new majors in environmental science and health; computational neuroscience; geodesign; global political economy; and law, history and culture. USC students dedicated more than 100,000 service hours to the local community through USC Dornsife's Joint Educational Project. The USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll positioned the College as a leader in independent public opinion polling in California. Early in the 2013–14 academic year, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Arieh Warshel received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the key principles behind computer simulations that are now indispensable in the study of chemical reactions.
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• USC Shoah Foundation — The Institute for Visual History and Education • USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies • Korean Studies Institute • USC Brain and Creativity Institute • USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute • Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration • Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute • Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics
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Noteworthy Landmarks USC Dornsife launched its $750 million fundraising initiative as part of the Campaign for the University of Southern California, a multi-year, $6 billion effort to build the university's endowment. More than $327 million has already been raised toward the goal.
"Our faculty and students come together — across disciplines, across schools, across continents — to create, transmit and translate knowledge for the good of humankind." Steve Kay USC Dornsife Dean
The Center for Social and Economic Research was established to conduct basic and applied research in economics and the social sciences in areas such as financial decision-making. The center formed the Development Portfolio Management Group headquartered in Arlington, Va., to help clients throughout the world get expected results from their economic development investments. The new Dornsife Neuroscience Pavilion was opened allowing Brain and Creativity Institute researchers to image the human mind in action while exploring the arts with performances in a world-class auditorium. Dean Steve Kay formed a Sustainability Task Force, which is charged with crafting an inclusive, interdisciplinary vision of the future of sustainability at USC Dornsife.
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Coupled with professional mentors and a career leadership course, the Gateway Internship Program was created to encourage USC Dornsife undergraduates to explore career pathways through paid internships at companies such as Sony Pictures Entertainment, Guardian Group, SunAmerica, and Partner Engineering and Science. Housed in USC Dornsife, the USC Shoah Foundation — The Institute for Visual History and Education along with USC's Institute for Creative Technologies and design firm Conscience Display collaborated to transform Holocaust survivors into 3-D holograms that can engage in dialogue with future generations.
Brief History 1880 The College of Liberal Arts is founded along with the university, which opens its doors with 53 students and 10 teachers. 1924 The School of International Relations, the second oldest international relations school in the U.S. and the third oldest in the world, is established. 1964 The Ahmanson Center for Biological Research is founded and includes research projects in bacteriology, biology, chemistry, pharmacy and psychology. 1994 USC Distinguished Professor George Olah is the sole winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research in the field of hydrocarbons. 2000 Time magazine and the Princeton Review choose USC as "College of the Year" citing USC Dornsife's Joint Educational Project and its model of service learning as the main reason they chose USC. Before 1895, USC's official color was gold and the College of Liberal Arts had its own color — cardinal. In 1895, both colors were adopted as USC's official colors.
2011 The USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is named. 2013 USC Distinguished Professor Arieh Warshel receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing powerful computer approaches to understand chemical processes.
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The University of South Carolina's School of Music's Percussion Ensemble will give a performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, offering a preview of its upcoming concert at the 2012 Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Austin, Texas.
The Sunday concert will be held in the School of Music recital hall. It is free and open to the public.
In June, the Percussion Ensemble was selected as one of three winners of the 2012 Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition. The USC group will perform at a concert Nov. 1 at the Austin convention.
The Percussive Arts Society (PAS)is an international music service organization promoting percussion education, research, performance and appreciation.
Scott Herring, director of the USC Percussion Ensemble, said being selected as a winner in the competition is a goal of university percussion programs around the world.
"Receiving an invitation to perform at the PASIC convention is a tremendous honor that brings prestige to any percussion program because the ensembles that perform at the convention are seen as some of the best in the percussion field," Herring said.
Three university percussion ensembles are selected each year through a blind CD submission process. The recordings that are submitted for this competition have to be live, unedited recordings.
"Performing percussion chamber music, especially music of the difficulty level of these works, is much more challenging without a conductor," Herring said. "It requires that each player be more intimately familiar with the other ensemble members' parts, and requires them to start and stop sections and movements of the work together."
Some percussionists specialize in specific instruments, such as the drum set, jazz vibraphone or marimba, but most try to become proficient in all of them.
Allison Schweickert of Columbia, a sophomore and Percussion Ensemble member, called it a huge honor to be selected to perform at the convention.
"I know that representing the University of South Carolina is a big responsibility, but I am confident that the Percussion Ensemble will be able to represent the university in the best way possible," Schweickert said.
Fellow Ensemble member Kelly Grill agreed.
"It's a very rare opportunity to perform on one of the biggest and most prestigious stages in the ensemble music world. It's on par with winning the lottery, honestly," said Grill, a Doctoral of Musical Arts student from Plymouth, Minn.


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Political Instability? 1919 - 1923
In the early years of the Republic there were many potential threats to the new Government. You need to be aware of the threats and the manner in which these were overcome. This unit offers a brief narrative of some of the more significant events and themes which dominated the political arena in this period.
The Spartacist Uprising
The Spartacist's had extreme left wing political views. This group split from the SPD (Independent Socialists) in frustration at the SPD's role within Government. The leaders of the Communist party were Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebnecht. The aims of the Spartacist's were outlined in their Manifesto:
The Spartacist Manifesto 1918
The question today is not democracy or dictatorship. The question that history has put on the agenda reads: bourgeois democracy or socialist democracy. For the dictatorship of the proletariat does not mean bombs, putsches (pushes), riots and anarchy, as the against of capitalist profits deliberately and falsely claim. Rather, it means using all instruments of political power to achieve socialism, to expropriate the capitalist class, through and in accordance with the will of the revolutionary majority of the proletariat.
On January 1st, 1919, members of the Spartacist movement rose in an attempted revolution. Initially this move was opposed by both Liebnecht and Luxemburg, the leaders of the movement. The newly formed Weimar Government reacted promptly, and brutally. The army was deployed to bring the revolution to an end, and these were aided by the Frei Corps, a paramilitary group consisting of former servicemen. Order had been restored to the streets of Berlin by the 13th of January. Both Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebnecht were killed whilst in police custody.
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The Kapp Putsch
In March of 1920 a right wing group, led by Wolfgang Kapp rose in Berlin. This group consisted of members of the paramilitary Freikorps and had the support of many army officers.
Kapp was a right wing journalist who opposed the government on the grounds that he held it responsible for the humiliating Treaty of Versailles. This view was shared by many leading officers of the German Army, who Kapp turned to for support. Two significant officers chose to support Kapp, General Luddwitz and General Ludendorff. On 13th March, Luddwitz orchestrated an uprising in Berlin. Troops sympathetic to the uprising took control of Berlin and a Right Wing Government was proclaimed by Luddwitz.
Ebert, the president, was forced to leave Berlin. The government could not be sure of support from the army, though much of the officer corps had not joined the uprising, nor could he utilise the Freikorps as had been done with success against the Spartacist's On this occasion ebert turned to the ordinary people and called for a General Strike. This, if successful, would make it impossible for the uprising to succeed as they would not have the means to manage the people. On 17th March Kapp and Luddwitz fled Berlin, the strike having been successful in making the uprising unfeasible. However, despite the relative short period of time that Kapp had control of Berlin, the uprising did make several things clear:
Analysis of several factors is possible here. The army didn't openly support Kapp, nor did it rush to the aid of Ebert and the government. What does this mean? How could the Government ensure its survival? Why did the people of Berlin support the Government and go on Strike?
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Inflation is the term used to describe an increase in the cost of goods in an economy. Typically a rate of inflation will be between 2 and 6% over the course of a year. This means that if something costs £1 at the start of the year, it will cost £1.02 - £1.06 a year later. In general, it is accepted that relatively low levels of inflation are a good thing for an economy, however high levels of inflation pose problems as companies cannot accurately forecast their results and the value of money drops disproportionately to the value of goods and / or labour. Hyper inflation is a term used to describe levels of inflation that are very high. This was the case in Germany in the period 1919 - 1923.
In January 1919 one US Dollar could buy 8.9 German marks. In January 1922 one US Dollar could purchase 191.8 German marks. What does this mean?
This means that the buying power of the German mark (Germany's currency) has dropped at an incredible rate. Something that cost one US dollar in 1919 would have cost 8.9 German marks. 3 years later it costs 191.8 German marks, but still is worth one US Dollar. This shows that the value of the German currency has dropped dramatically. Several things contributed to this devaluation of the German currency, which continued to decline in value throughout 1922 and 1923:
The scale of hyperinflation can be seen in this chart which illustrates the cost of items against an index. 1 is the starting point, anything above 1 is an increase in cost relative to that first figure (so 3 would mean that items had risen in price by 300%). NB: Usually an index would start with 100, the figures here are so large that the number of 0's would simply become too onerous to type out!
Wholesale Price Index
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Islamabad (AFP) Jan 25, 2016
Pakistan's hugely popular military chief General Raheel Sharif confirmed Monday he will retire at the end of his tenure this year, ending media speculation surrounding his role and opening up arguably the most powerful position in the country.
Sharif, widely credited with bringing a semblance of security back to the insurgency-plagued country, said in a meeting with his top officials Monday that he planned to seek no extension.
"Pakistan Army is a great institution," army spokesman Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa quoted Sharif as saying on Twitter. "I dont believe in extension and will retire on the due date."
"Efforts to (root) out terrorism will continue with full vigor and resolve. Pakistan's national interest is supreme and will be safe guarded at all costs."
Sharif was named army chief in 2013, when his predecessor General Ashfaq Kayani's term -- which had been extended by three years -- came to an end. Sharif is due to step down this year.
Former military leaders Pervez Musharraf and Zia ul-Haq, who both led military coups, also extended their own rule while in power.
Security analyst Talat Masood told AFP Sharif's announcement would strengthen democracy in Pakistan and send a signal to politicians, in particular Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, that it is time to "take responsibility and strengthen Pakistan's institutions so you don't have to rely on the military".
"He (Nawaz Sharif) has lost a lot of space to the military in the last two or three years, it will give him an opportunity to regain that space," Masood said.
The announcement, which came less than a week after Taliban-linked militants killed 21 people in an attack on a university in the troubled northwest, was quickly praised on social media.
"Well-done Uncle Rahil Sharif, every #COAS should act like you, no greed but resolve to serve the nation," wrote Ab Rasheed Qureshi, using the acronym for his official title.
Under Sharif the Pakistani military launched an offensive in the tribal areas in June 2014, where militants had previously operated with impunity.
The operation was intensified after a December 2014 attack on a school in the city of Peshawar in which Taliban militants massacred more than 150 people, the majority of them children.
The army claims to have killed thousands of insurgents and swept many others over the porous border into Afghanistan, contributing to a boost in security in 2015.
However critics are concerned that rights are being rolled back in the name of defeating terror, citing the creation of military courts and the resumption of hangings after a six-year moratorium, among other moves.
Pakistan has been ruled by the military for more than half its 69-year history and the armed forces are widely seen as controlling defence and foreign policy.
Whoever takes over Sharif's role will face an array of daunting challenges, including keeping homegrown militants in check, vexed relations with India and the role Pakistan wants to play in promoting peace in Afghanistan.
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A fairly common issue that arises in bankruptcy cases is what happens to those debts that were divided in a divorce proceeding. The answer to that question largely depends on two things–what type of debt it is, and what chapter of bankruptcy you are filing.
First, you must determine if the debt that is owed is what the Bankruptcy Code terms a "Domestic Support Obligation" ("DSO"). The Code defines a DSO as a debt owed to a former spouse or child of the person filing for bankruptcy in the nature of "alimony, maintenance, or support." See 11 U.S.C. § 101(14A). If the debt owed is child support or spousal support (alimony), then it will not be discharged in either a Chapter 7 bankruptcy nor in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. It is sound public policy that debts like child support and alimony would not be discharged in bankruptcy. However, often there are debts provided for in a divorce decree, that while not actually child support or alimony, are considered or deemed alimony by the very terms of the divorce decree. Often family law attorneys will purposefully draft the divorce decree with this very issue in mind and will try and frame as much of the debt as "support" or "alimony" as possible so that it will be non-dischargeable in bankruptcy.
The second type of debt one often sees in a divorce decree are those debts that are neither child support or alimony, but are debts that were incurred during the marriage. A good example are credit cards that were used during the marriage. The divorce decree will include a "property settlement agreement" that will provide for how these debts are going to be divided between the husband and wife. Debts owed based upon a property settlement agreement are likewise non-dischargeable in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, similar to child support and alimony. However, property settlement debt is dischargeable in a Chapter 13 case.
In sum, in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, neither child support, alimony ("DSO"), nor debts stemming from a property settlement agreement are dischargeable. In a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, child support and alimony are non-dischargeable, however debt from a property settlement agreement is dischargeable.
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Hi, I am Dr. Peter and would like to help.
1- How often is your dog having seizures?
2- His pheno levels are being measured every month?
He went from having a seizure once a month, to twice a month, then weekly. He had a couple really bad ones. He's been on pheno-barb for a couple years now. He started off with 3 pills a day, then decreased to 2, then one. But he started having seizures again so the vet increased it back up to 4 a day. The vet started him on potassium bromide about 2 months ago (0.6 ml twice a day) and put him on L/D liver support food. She took his blood the other day and says his liver function is bad and now wants to increase the potassium bromide. She would literally test his levels every month if I let her, but I've been keeping it down to every 2 months or so, but he has other problems (bad knee and constant ear infections) so I am spending some major bucks on him. I think he has brain damage from the seizures because he pees and poops in the house fairly regularly (ruined the couch, all the rugs...)
I don't understand how the liver functions could get worse since he's been on the support food and the potassium bromide. That's why I think my vet (Dr.Chappall at Aspen Wing Bird and Animal Hospital in Loveland, Colorado) doesn't know what is going on.
1- When he was on the 4 pills of phenol, was he having seizures?
2- How often is he having seizures now?
He has not had any seizures since being on the 4 pills a day. The vet decided a couple months ago to put him on the potassium bromide cause "it would be better for his liver". But apparently things are not getting better.
Here is everything he is on:
-- Prescription Diet L/D food
-- Potassium Bromide liquid 250 mg/ml suspension (0.6 mL twice per day)
-- Pheobarb 15 mg Tablets (4 per day)
-- S-Adenosyl-100 (SAMe) 1 tablet per day
-- Dasuquin (1/2 tablet per day for bad knee joint)
Your vet is right in increasing the phenobarbital when the seizure activity increased. If she is concern about the liver then certainly adding the potassium bromide is another option. But, the phenobarbital needs to be decreased or discontinue. The dose your dog is on the potassium bromide is on the low end. You need to speak to your vet about increasing the dose on the KBr and gradually decrease the phenobarbital. The plasma concentration of the KBr should be between 2-4mg/ml if used without the phenobarbital and 1-2mg/ml if used in combination.
If you have additional questions I will be glad to answer them.
Dr. Peter
Thanks for the info. I have one last question...
I am going to ask to look at the liver function numbers today. Do you know what range I should be looking for? And how often should she be testing these values?
Many thanks! Also, is there such a thing as a specialist vet in epilepsy and if so how do I find one?
The normal liver enzymes numbers references change from lab to lab. As a general rule if there is a 4 fold increase then the high normal reference range that is significant. As far as a number that the liver enzymes should be once they are on phenobarbital, there is no number, but certainly below 4 fold. Liver enzymes are almost always elevated when on phenobarbital at least 1 fold.
A veterinarian that specializes in epilepsy would be a Vet Neurologist. You can find one by looking for a veterinary referral hospital in your area. If they do not have one they will be the best to ask where is the nearest in your area. If you follow the link below it will direct you to a veterinary specialty facility in your area; they can direct you to a neurologist.


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Shares in Ramelius were recently trading at 47¢, up 4¢, after the company said it expected unaudited pre-tax earnings for the year to June 30, 2010, to be $28.7 million compared to a $7.1 million pre-tax profit for the same period last year. The 2010 result excludes a $9.1million write down in capitalised exploration costs.
The record result is built on gross gold sales revenue of $58.2 million, up from $19.8 million last year, due to significantly higher gold production from its Wattle Dam underground mine near Kambalda.
Ramelius, which began mining at Wattle Dam last year, produced record June quarter production of 28,650 ounces, taking full-year output to 60,780 ounces.
In addition to the higher than expected profit, chief executive
Ramelius said intersections from drilling 100 metres below the existing Wattle Dam underground mining operation could lead to a repetition of the initial high-grade lode that underpins current production.
Key intersections from the drilling include one metre at 698 grams per tonne gold and a 0.5 metre intersection returning 718 grams a tonne of silver.
"The intersection of this mineralisation 100 metres below our current underground mining operations opens up new horizons for the company and its high-grade Wattle Dam mine," Mr Gordon said.
Ramelius said it had entered the new financial year debt free and with cash and gold in hand of $94.3 million. Shareholders recently approved a capital return of 5¢ a share, totalling $14.5 million.
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SPORTS>>Devils take round 3
Leader sportswriter
Victor Joyner and Raymond Cooper have both referred to the rivalry series between their two basketball teams as heavyweight prize fights on multiple occasions.
If thats the case, then give round three to Jacksonville on a flurry of late Red Devil punches.
The Red Devils (5-2) held North Pulaski (7-3) to only one field goal in the fourth quarter to claim a 44-35 win on Friday night at the Falcons Nest. North Pulaski led from the start of the game until the final minute of the third quarter, when a three-point basket by Stan Appleby tied it at 32, and the Devils never trailed again.
After dropping an early-season tilt with their cross-town rivals, Jacksonville has bounced back to win the next two.
The Falcons came out with something to prove, with shooting ace Aaron Cooper on the bench for the game. Fellow junior Duquan Bryant took up much of that slack in the first half, leading all scorers with 13 points. He was, however, the only NP player to finish in double digits.
North Pulaski just took it to them in the first half, said Joyner. And they knew that, they knew it at halftime. We knew it before the game when we found out that Cooper wasnt going to play, we knew everybody else was going to step up, because weve been there. Weve all been in that situation when your key guy is gone.
Its like losing your hearing, all your other senses are heightened. Well, their senses were heightened. We knew that was going to happen, we talked about it. We didnt match their intensity early. We had too many miscues, werent patient.
After controlling well over half the game, a three-pointer from the top of the key by Duquan Bryant with 26 seconds left to play was all the Falcons had to show for in the final quarter.
Meanwhile, the Red Devils had gone on a 10-0 run to build a 42-32 lead. Appleby started the final period just as he had ended the previous one, with a long-distance trey that gave Jacksonville its first lead since the 7:16 mark of the first quarter.
Most of Jacksonvilles points came on the inside. Antwan Lockhart put in two of his six points at the 3:35 mark to give Jacksonville a 38-32 lead, and Demetrius Harris scored down low with a minute left after a Cortell Eskridge free throw to make it 41-32. Harris went on to lead the Red Devils with 12 points and eight rebounds.
Thats the main thing, Joyner said. Thats what this team hasnt realized. We have a lot of potential stars, and Im saying potential, because they sure aint big stars yet, but we have some potential stars out there.
They dont want to share the ball in certain situations, and thats why we had to put a couple of them on that bench. Sit them over there and let them think about it. Then the ball got to moving around, and going to places where I wanted it to go. Weve got something to work with on this team, but mentally, theyve got to focus in on the game plan, and stick with it, regardless.
The Falcons controlled the scoreboard in the first half, but could never pull away from Jacksonville. Their biggest lead was at the beginning of the second quarter, when a pair of free throws by T.J. Green put them up 15-8.
Im totally pleased with them, because they responded, Joyner said. We knew they were going to come out with both barrels.
But they burned a whole lot of energy early. I think the size and the banging, it just eventually wore them down.
The Devils sputtered offensively in the first half. They still found ways to avoid falling out of contention, with a pair of second-quarter shots by LaQuinton Miles and a pair of three pointers by Deshone McClure for six of his 10 points in the game. The slow pace seemed to favor the Falcons in the first half, but the size of Jacksonville took its toll down the stretch.
Thats to our advantage, Joyner said. Weve got the bigger people. If you want to slow it down, well play that way. We want our big men to get under there and rebound the ball. When they beat us over there, we were letting them drive. We werent rotating over well. But this time, we rotated over there. We helped tonight by making them shoot jumps shots.
Appleby finished with eight points for Jacksonville. Kyron Ware added seven for North Pulaski.
The Lady Red Devils took the opener Friday with a 69-26 mercy-ruled win over North Pulaski. Post player Jessica Lanier led the way for Jacksonville with 12 points, with 10 from Tyra Terry. Chyna Davis and Crystal Washington each added nine points for the Lady Red Devils, who improved to 4-5 on the year. For North Pulaski, senior Laura Dortch led the way with 10 points, while Bianca Harper had eight.
Jacksonville will host the annual Red Devil Classic tournament beginning Saturday.


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Lollipop-shaped Muehlenbeckia have a sort of conservatory-gone-wild charm. In an unfussy row, they feel classical but still relaxed. Since these topiaries don't need direct sunlight, they can live in the middle of a room, away from windows. Set them on a narrow table or console behind a sofa as an organic room divider. A galvanized tray is perfect for catching water, protecting your furniture, and bringing polish to the grouping. You can find nine-inch topiaries like these at upscale nurseries, starting at about $35 each; ivy and myrtle also work well.
Care: Indirect light. Water whenever the surface of the soil is dry to the touch.
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In their effort to fill the defensive line void that was created when Richard Seymour was surprisingly shipped to Oakland late last summer, the Patriots have turned to a couple players Bill Belichick actually considered prior to selecting Seymour with the sixth overall selection in the first-round of the 2001 draft.
Damione Lewis, the 12th overall pick to the Rams that year, signed a one-year, $1.15 million deal with New England April 10. Gerard Warren, who actually came off the board third overall to the Browns, inked a one-year, $900,000 deal that included a reported $40,000 bonus with the Patriots on April 24. The players add depth to the defensive line, and depending on how the competition shakes out, either could end up in the starting lineup.
"All three of those players were in the same draft. It was Warren, then Seymour, then Damione Lewis, all in the same draft," Belichick said of the top three defensive tackles in that '01 rookie class. "We did a lot of work on all three of those players, as well as a lot of others. But Gerard was picked by Cleveland before we picked, so it was a non-factor for us. But it's interesting. All of those players have had good careers and it's interesting that within a calendar year all three of them were here."
Whereas Seymour won a Super Bowl as a rookie in New England, and earned five Pro Bowl nods in his eight seasons with the Patriots, neither Warren nor Lewis found nearly the same personal or team success in their various NFL stops.
The 6-2, 301-pound Lewis spent five seasons in St. Louis. He played in all 16 games just twice for the Rams and never started more than 10 games in a year. He peaked in 2004 when notched a career-high 61 tackles and five sacks.
He moved on to Carolina as a free agent in 2006. He seemed a better fit with the Panthers, actually starting all 31 games he's played in over the last two seasons, recording 48 and 41 tackles in 2008 and 2009, respectively.
All told Lewis has started 65 of his 131 career games, while accumulating 360 tackles, 22.5 sacks, 14 passes defensed, five forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries as primarily a 4-3, one-gap defensive tackle.
Though he appears built more like a nose tackle in New England's scheme, he's been told to be prepared for anything and is excited about the transition to a 3-4, two-gap scheme.
"They said, 'Be ready and learn everything,'" Lewis said following a recent workout in the Patriots offseason program. "I want to learn the whole line and get a very good concept of the defense and how it runs, as far as how the linebackers fit with the D-linemen and all that stuff. I think that is much more important in a 3-4 than a 4-3. In a 4-3, I had one solo job -- to penetrate and be disruptive. It didn't matter if you made a tackle the whole game, but as long as you're penetrating and making the ball bounce, then you did your job. This is totally different than that. That's what makes it fun and exciting."
The 6-4, 330-pound Warren has been a pretty big disappointment as a top-three pick. He stayed in Cleveland for four seasons before being traded to the Broncos for two years. He played the last two seasons in Oakland. Though never really living up to his high draft status, he's been a starter at all three stops, starting 127 of the 135 games he's played in. His career totals include 229 tackles, 32 sacks, 18 passes defense, seven forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries.
"He's been a very productive player through the course of his career, especially in recent years he's been 70 percent roughly play-time player, similar to Damione Lewis. He has a different style, but he's that same kind of productive player," Belichick said of Warren, who would seem to more fit the size requirements for Seymour's old right defensive end spot. "He'll add to that group and I think he gives us a talented player in there that's been very productive. I think he'll be a good addition to our group."
And, as Lewis alluded to, Gerard Warren should expect to move around a bit at various times on the Patriots defensive front.
Depending on how the competition shakes down, one or either will once again be measured up against, at least partially, to Seymour. And once again, Belichick will be doing the evaluating.
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LONDON, (Apr. 27)
A British Government spokesman reasserted in Commons today his Government's opposition to continuing Arab attempts to boycott British firms for dealing with Israel and said it would make further representations "whenever it seems that these would be fruitful. "
The Government statement came in reply to Sir Leslie Plummer, a Laborite, who drew attention to recent announcements from Baghdad and Amman adding Imperial Chemicals, Mond Nickel and other British and Commonwealth enterprises to the Arab boycott list because they traded with Israel.
John D. Profumo, Foreign Office spokesman in the House, replied that the Government "has, on several occasions, made representations to the Arab Government's concerned. Her Majesty's Government will continue to make further representations whenever it seems that these would be fruitful. "
(In Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Ministry circles said today they had no information as to whether United Nations Undersecretary Ralph J. Bunche had discussed seizure of Israeli cargoes in the Suez Canal or whether he had received any assurances about the future from United Arab Republic officials in Cairo.)
(Dr. Bunche will arrive in Jerusalem Wednesday and will confer with Foreign Minister Golda Meir on Thursday. He will then head for Amman to see Jordanian officials, returning to Jerusalem Friday to meet Prime Minister David Ben Gurion.)
The Israel Ambassador to London, Eliahu Elath, is scheduled to meet Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd tomorrow, for the first time in two months. They are expected to discuss recent developments in international affairs, with special emphasis on the current Middle East situation.
The Israel Ambassador was expected to reiterate his Government's position regarding the need for maintaining the territorial integrity of all states in the Middle East.


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Troubleshooting HintsA few people have had trouble making the board work. By and large, poor soldering technique is the biggest single problem. Some voltage measurements and hints about what they mean are also presented here.
Desoldering PartsI've seen boards that were pretty well butchered by builders trying to desolder a component, and being totally thwarted by the plated-thru-holes. As it says in the manual, unless you have a powered desoldering tool, trying to desolder a part where there is plating in the hole can be very, very difficult.
Replacement PartsIf you need a replacement part, I'm happy to supply them. I'll send you up to 5 replacement parts, for the price of shipping ($2), except for the LM394 which is $12, because they are now unobtanium ($10 for the part, $2 for shipping).
Troubleshooting The BoardOnce you get the thing assembled, then you try it, and it doesn't work... Where to start?
The first thing to do is to disconnect the microphone, plug the thing into a p48 input and listen to it. You may need to turn the gain up. You should just hear hiss. No crackling, no hum, etc. Then take a small screwdriver, and with your finger touching the blade, input gain up, and your other hand either holding the board by the edges, or not touching anything else (so that your body is not grounded), touch the input terminal on the circuit board. These are the terminals where the PZM plate connects. If you don't know which one is input, try all three. One of them should produce an audible hum. If it does, then look at the microphone connections.
Remember that for Configuration 1, neither of the microphone wires is grounded.
FOR THE 2003 BOARD (no LED)All voltage measurements made with a DMM, with respect to ground, unless otherwise noted, with the microphone capsule connected.
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For the 2006 board (with provisions for LED)All voltage measurements made with a DMM, with respect to ground, unless otherwise noted, with the microphone capsule connected.
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