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Address To BusinessNZ Energy Council Breakfast
Hon Simon Bridges
Minister of Energy and Resources
April 2014
Sustainable Business Council and BusinessNZ Energy Council Breakfast
Today countries around the world are facing the same energy challenge – we want to continue to grow our economies and help our people to prosper, but we need to reduce our carbon emissions and respond to climate change.
At the moment, the world is in a transition phase towards a low carbon future.
In the US, President Obama speaks of an "all of the above" policy on energy. That is also what we have here in New Zealand – a mixed and balanced approach to our energy future.
This Government takes a balanced approach to climate change – playing our part while avoiding imposing excess costs on households and businesses.
We are the only country, outside the EU, to have a comprehensive emissions trading scheme.
And we take leadership roles in areas where we can make the greatest contribution on a global scale.
For example, New Zealand's expertise in agriculture has given us the chance to develop the world-leading initiative, the Global Research Alliance on agricultural greenhouse gases.
The Alliance has over 30 member countries, including most of the world's major agricultural emitters.
New Zealand is also actively working towards a binding agreement under the Convention Framework, which accounts for 85 per cent of global emissions and includes many of the major economies , including the US, China, India and Russia.
Domestically, from a Government perspective, there are at least three options available to reduce carbon emissions.
We can set a price on carbon.
We can invest in technology and research to help us use and manage energy in smarter ways.
Or we can promote greater uptake of energy efficiency initiatives.
It's this third option that I want to focus on today.
Energy efficiency has long been recognised as having a major role in a more sustainable energy system. It reduces emissions, improves business productivity and saves money.
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) estimate that New Zealand firms could unlock $1.6 billion in annual savings through improved energy management.
The potential of energy efficiency remains largely untapped.
In many cases, the main barrier preventing people taking action is a lack of awareness and information.
By increasing awareness we can show that success and economic growth doesn't have to mean consuming more energy.
In New Zealand, our biggest opportunities to reduce our carbon emissions lie in the energy sector.
We already have a great story to tell in the electricity space.
Our renewable generation is already at 75 per cent, and we're aiming for a target of 90 per cent of electricity generation from renewables by 2025.
Energy efficiency in electricity is important, but we simply can't make the same gains as we can in more carbon-intensive parts of the energy picture.
About 42 per cent of New Zealand's carbon emissions are from energy use. Transport, industrial heat and the heating of commercial buildings are responsible for three quarters of that.
I have been working with EECA to look at energy efficiency initiatives to help improve our productivity and reduce emissions in these areas.
Today I would like to announce three initiatives which could become stepping stones to New Zealand's low emissions future.
Improving the energy efficiency of meat and dairy plant
The first initiative I would like to talk about today is focused on industrial heat in the meat and dairy sector.
Meat and dairy plants are the biggest users of industrial heat, which they use to process milk and meat. More than half of the approximately 200 plants nationwide use coal-fired boilers.
We want to demonstrate that energy efficiency will improve the bottom line of meat and dairy plant so there's a clear pathway for improving productivity and reducing emissions.
Under this initiative, EECA will contract industry experts to work with meat and dairy plant operators to identify energy savings within their business.
This could be through improvements to heat recovery processes, boiler tuning, or where economic, fuel switching, for example, from coal to wood.
They will then work with operators to develop business cases or feasibility studies.
Overall, businesses are expected to see on-going savings up to $700,000 in energy costs each year – which is about $70,000 per site over the expected life of the improvements.
It will also save an estimated 7,000 tonnes of carbon each year, which is equivalent to taking up to 2,000 cars off the road.
As a country, New Zealand benefits when meat and dairy heat plants reduce their energy costs, bolster their international reputation in terms of carbon impact, and mitigate their wider environmental impact.
Renewable Heat Hub
On the issue of industrial heat there is another area with potential.
New Zealand's forestry sector has significant quantities of wood that would otherwise go to waste and there are real opportunities to turn this into heat.
However, it is difficult for regions to develop a renewable resource without businesses committed to using it. It is also difficult to persuade industrial and commercial heat users to switch to renewables without an assured supply.
While I am not making an announcement on this particular subject today, I did want to signal that EECA is currently exploring the feasibility of solving this issue by creating a network of supply and demand through a renewable heat hub.
As well as energy efficiency gains and reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, this type of project could offer security of energy supply and reduced costs for industrial and commercial heat users.
Expansion of Heavy Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Programme
Turning now to transport, our size, and the significant distances between our towns, cities and ports, mean the roading network is vital for us all.
From furniture to office stationary, food and clothing, heavy vehicles play a part in moving nearly everything we need.
The cost of freight is built into the retail price of goods, so the amount of fuel used by the heavy vehicle fleet affects everyone.
The heavy vehicle sector consumes about 20 per cent of all transport energy - about one billion litres of diesel per annum - and there is potential for fleet operators to save up to 15 per cent of their fuel use.
Yet, many fleet operators are not aware they can make significant savings through fuel efficiency.
There is also a clear correlation between fuel efficiency and safety for heavy vehicle fleets – driving smoothly and efficiently saves lives.
Under the second initiative, EECA will work in partnership with three road transport associations to train small to medium-sized heavy transport fleet operators to implement long-term fuel savings plans.
The initiative will train 150 fleets over three years and builds on EECA's current heavy vehicle fuel efficiency programme.
The programme is expected to save up to one millions litres in diesel each year. It will save around 7,500 tonnes of carbon each year, which is equivalent to the annual amount of carbon stored in a 400 hectare New Zealand pine forest.
Fuel Efficient Tyres
Heavy vehicles fleets are not the only area of transport where we can make a difference. Private vehicle owners can also save money and play a role in reducing carbon emissions.
Private vehicles are responsible for about 10 per cent of New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions and increased uptake of fuel efficient tyres presents an opportunity to reduce emissions at a national level.
Using fuel efficient tyres is like saving up to 10 cents a litre every time you drive – you go further on the same amount of fuel.
But despite these benefits EECA research shows that the majority of vehicle owners are still unaware of them.
The third initiative will see EECA wok in partnership with industry to run an information campaign to increase the level of uptake of these tyres.
This simple switch will save 2.5 million litres of fuel each year and around 6000 tonnes of carbon, which is the equivalent of taking around 1,900 cars off the road.
For an average driver it means they can expect to save about $150 in fuel over the lifetime of the tyres, over and above the additional cost to buy them.
Energy is integral to our lives. The Government's mixed and balanced approach is making the most of all of New Zealand's energy opportunities.
And, here today, I hope I have outlined some good opportunities to help us in our transition to a low carbon future.
The Government is investing $3.8 million in these three initiatives – they are estimated to save around 20,000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year.
As I have said, these initiatives are modest. However I am confident they can help provide a catalyst toward energy efficiency and carbon saving in other regions and sectors.
I invite those of you today to consider how you might support EECA in rolling out these projects, and to think about opportunities for other new low-carbon, high-productivity projects within your industry or sector.
Thank you.


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My OB (the same that I delivered with for my first) made me schedule an induction today. She's not comfortable with me going past my due date at all. I'll be four days over due for the induction. I'm pissed. Last time it was not this way at all and really feel like it's a money and control issue from their office.
I know that I could just not show up.
I guess what I'm wondering is as fellow VBACers at what point do you go with an induction over a repeat c/s?
I am 2-3cm dilated. I know a lot of the natural methods - sex, walking, EPO, nipple stimulation (still nursing my 25 month old - that counts, right?). I've heard bad things about cohashes, so not sure I want to go that route. Of course, it sounds better than pit!
However, I don't have links because I did research last year before my VBAC and didn't keep any of them. So hopefully someone else can give you some links to print out for the OB.
Here's this, which I found quickly by googling "induce VBAC uterine rupture" http://www.homebirth.org.uk/vbacur.htm I'm sure there's a lot more.
So that when they *did* support VBAC (which they don't now), they weren't using anything ever.
I don't think he's fibbing; I do think that some OBs are not as careful as they should be.
So yeah, avoid induction.
Mom of two girls.
Personally I would not rush to have a repeat. There is some evidence that outcomes for VBAC are worse after 41 weeks, but I certainly wouldn't consider ERCS before that point (absent medical indication, obviously!) and I would probably go closer to 42 weeks (with monitoring at 41).
It's pretty clear that inductions increase the risk of uterine rupture. Once source - From the guidelines provided by Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (sorry this is the source I am most familiar with)
|8.Oxytocin augmentation is not contraindicated in women undergoinga TOL after Caesarean section (II-2A).
9. Medical induction of labour with oxytocin may be associated with an increased risk of uterine rupture and should be used carefully after appropriate counselling (II-2B).
10. Medical induction of labour with prostaglandin E2 (dinoprostone)is associated with an increased risk of uterine rupture and shouldnot be used except in rare circumstances and after appropriatecounselling (II-2B).
11. Prostaglandin E1 (misoprostol) is associated with a high risk ofuterine rupture and should not be used as part of a TOL afterCaesarean section (II-2A
|My OB (the same that I delivered with for my first) made me schedule an induction today.
If you do not want to be induced or if you do not want a c/s....then simply do not consent to them. It may tick your OB off to no end but so what...the choice is yours and not hers. She can get mad, throw a fit, toss out the dead baby card...but she cannot drop you from care nor can she make you do something you do not consent to.
While studies show that going postdate is not that big of a deal...studies also show that inducing a VBAC does raise the risk of UR. IMO, your OB is acting *very* irresponsibly.
This birthing choice is yours...she can't take that power away from you...only you can give it away.
Repeat after me, "No. I am not comfortable with an induction and I will not schedule one nor will I discuss it prior to 42 weeks." It's so hard to say no sometimes. It was one of my really tough lessons to learn with my VBAC. "No. No thanks! No!" Then they get that look on their face like "What? Did she just tell me no?"
ACOG clearly states that going 42 weeks does not increase VBAC risk. Induction does. So unless you have a specific medical issue to consider, I wouldn't induce. Same with a c-section. Why take the risks unless there is a documented medical reason to do that!?
Plus, you are already dilating, so you know your body is already taking steps for this birth. Trust that!
I took castor oil to start my vbac labor because I was getting really stressed by the pressure from my doctors. It's not as risky as the cohashes, and you can more easily control the dose. This time around I will wait and let my body do what it knows how to do. Yours does too!
mama to T, 5; L, 2; and EDD 12/20/08
For some reason, not all OBs have gotten the "DO NOT INDUCE VBACs" memo. It is shown to increase the rate of rupture, and all the other negative things we hear about pit, cytotec, cervadil do not go away just because they want it to. What I have found to be the case sometimes, is they use the word "induce" when that's not really what they do. It seems to be becoming the trend (at least around here) for OBs to schedule "inductions" on VBAC moms, and really just break their water and start them on a time clock. Did you clarify what your OB meant by an induction? I'm not saying I'd go for the breaking of the waters either by any means. Just saying that is something that is done around here. I don't get why going just a few days past your due date is such a big deal anyway. Its not like you are pushing 42 weeks or anything. Four days is no big deal! That could just be you ovulating a tad later than "normal". Bottom line is you don't have to make this choice between induction and repeat c/s. If there is no medical reason for the induction, I would personally wait it out. You can request a NST if you feel the need to give the OB some sort of reassurance your baby is fine. But no, knowing the risks of an induction with a VBAC, I would not agree to be induced with any sort of artificial anything. Your baby will come when it is time, not when your OB says so!
The induction paper work clearly says pitocin on it. Oh, and bed rest after water is ruptured (gag me).
I did have a VBAC with my last baby and went over with her by four days - I am seriously considering just calling and canceling on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. I imagine that might elicit a phone call from the OBs office?
I'm great at defending other people, but can be a bit of a wuss when it comes to defending myself. I admit, I get pissed off and just start crying.
mom to all boys B: 08/01, C: 07/05 , N: 03/09 , M: 01/12 and far too many lost ones
Just tell them you can't get childcare for that day or something & you'll get back to them.
FWIW I was induced with my first vbac via foley + pit. However, at that time they really didn't know any better (1995) and I was at 42w+6d.
I really like the idea of calling up and saying you can't get childcare for that day and you'll get back with them as soon as you get something lined up. And then don't get anything lined up until you go into labor!
Mom to James ( 5/2006), Claire ( 6/2008), furry kitties Calvin and Bob, and wife to Dennis.
Jennifer, LPN and nursing student, Doula, CPST, and VBAC mama x3 to
AJ (5/03), Evan (12/04), Ilana (11/06), Olivia (2/09), and Unity (8/2012)
My water ended up breaking on Friday morning, 9/12. I did everything I could to get some contractions going (I'd been having them all night Thursday until Friday morning when DD woke up). Nothing worked. DD nursing, walking, scrubbing floors, rest, castor oil....
So, Saturday morning, we headed to the hospital. We had our doula with us. We ended up getting pitocin around 1? It took them a few tries to get the IV in, so that was a few more hours of no contractions. I know some here would have just waited it out, but we were past our comfort level - we've lost one newborn baby and well - we were just at that limit.
Anyways, it was pretty slow going until around the time I hit 6 cms - which must have been around 9 pm. In twenty minutes I was at an 8 and begging for drugs - OMG, did it hurt at that point. I couldn't get on top of the contractions as they were just too close together - could be because the pitocin was still on or maybe that's just how it feels at that point. In any regard, when the nurse told me I was just an 8 I wanted some drugs and started asking for them - I thought, crap a cm an hour? I'll never make it another two hours like this is all I could think of. It took 10 minutes to actually go from 8 cm to baby out. During which time the Dr was called and my doula convinced the nurse to turn down the pit a bit. And then she gave me the shot of nubain and before she was even done putting it in the IV, I was feeling like I had to poop - so then a few pushes later and DS arrived. The Dr didn't make it, so they called the house Dr who rushed in from watching the OSU game to finish catching the baby. I was on my side, but he flipped me to my back (which is when I had some tearing). They didn't even get to break down the table, everything just happened so quickly at that point.
I think I have most of my times right - I'll have to check with my doula as she was keeping track of things.
I do know that although everyone tells me that it was natural as there wasn't time to even get it in and working before the baby was out, I know I would have asked for something stronger than that even, way, way earlier if it hadn't been for my great doula. Doulas rock! :
This was my second VBAC, though last time was with an epi and only a touch of pitocin to bring the contractions closer together when they spaced after the epi was placed.
Momma to DD (12/04) and DS (11/09) .
I survived 16 mos! Ask me about breastfeeding a baby with posterior tongue tie, high palate, and weak oral motor skills- whew!
mom to all boys B: 08/01, C: 07/05 , N: 03/09 , M: 01/12 and far too many lost ones
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Kenneth Rose
Professor of Electrical, Computing,
and Systems Engineering,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University
of Illinois, 1961
M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1957
B.S., Engineering Physics, University of Illinois, 1955
He currently serves on the program committee of the IEEE/Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference. He and his students have been Phase II participants in the SRC-sponsored Cu Design Challenge and the SRC SiGe Design Challenge.
Rose also served as co-editor with A. Reisman of a Special Issue of the Proceedings of the IEEE on Thick and Thin Films for Electronic Applications in October 1971 and was an organizer of the Materials Research Societys Conference on Interface Control of Electrical, Chemical, and Mechanical Properties with S.P. Murarka, T. Ohmi, and T. Seidel in November 1993.
Research Areas:
For the past several years, Roses research has been focused on design approaches for microelectronics. This led to the development of the Rensselaer Interconnect Performance Estimator (RIPE), a. software tool for early estimation of microprocessor chip performance and power, when performance is constrained by interconnects. RIPEs models are described in Modeling Microprocessor Performance, a book Rose co-wrote with Bibiche Gueskens. More recently, he has been involved in the development of PRACTICS (PRedictor of Access and Cycle Time for Cache Stack), which models memory performance and power. This has been used to demonstrate the advantages of 3D integration.
Recently, Rose has been involved with his students in the design of Analog-Digital Converters using SiGe BiCMOS technology and error correction in flash memory chips. Earlier, he and his students at Rensselaer have researched the use of superconducting films as high-performance interconnects and radiation detectors, the growth and properties of semiconductor materials (especially nitrides and silicon-rich oxides), laser processing, neural networks, and VLSI testing.
As a director of the Rensselaer Research Site for the National Science Foundations Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Microcontamination Control (CMC), he was involved in defect analysis for improved BEOL yield. He also has had a long involvement with cryoelectronics -achieving improved processor performance by low temperature operation. Since interconnects increasingly dominate processor performance, low temperature operation with normal metal offers greater reduction in resistance than changing materials from aluminum to copper. Through his collaboration with Intermagnetics General Corporation, high temperature superconducting interconnects were fabricated and characterized for high off-chip performance.
Rose co-developed and taught a short course on very large-scale integrated (VLSI) Yield Enhancement from 1990 through 1994, with H.G. Parks, a professor at the University of Arizona. Rose also has developed and taught courses on the physical basis of solid-state electronics, electronic properties of materials, yield management and statistical process control, and VLSI design.
Selected Publications:
F. Sun, S. Devarajan, K. Rose, and T. Zhang, "Multilevel Flash Memory On-Chip Error Correction Based on Trellis Coded Modulation", IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems Kos, Greece, (May 2006).
A. Zeng, J. Lu, K. Rose, and R.J. Gutmann,
"First-Order Performance Predicition of Cache Memory with Wafer-Level Integration", IEEE Design & Test of Computers 548-555,(November-December 2005).
A. Zeng, J.-Q. Lu, R.J. Gutmann, and K. Rose, "Wafer-level 3D Manufacturing Issues for Streaming Video Processors", IEEE/SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference, Boston, 247-251, (2004)
S. Devarajan, R.J. Gutmann, and K. Rose, "A 87dB, 50 MS/s SiGe BiCMOS Sample-And-Hold Residue Amplifier", IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, (May 2004).
M. Gupta, G. Rajagopalan, C.K. Hong, J-Q. Lu, K. Rose, and R.J. Gutmann, "Planarization Yield Limiters for Wafer-Scale 3-D IC's", IEEE/SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference, Boston, (2002).
K. Rose, B. Geuskens, R. Mangaser, and C. Mark, "A Comprehensive Look at System Modeling",
ACM/IEEE International Workshop on System-Level Interconnect Prediction,
Sonoma, CA, (2001).
K. Rose, R. Mangaser, C. Mark, and E. Sayre, "Cryogenically Cooled CMOS", Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials
Sciences, 24, (1), 63-99, (1999).
B. Geuskens and K. Rose, Modeling Microprocessor
Performance, Kluwer Academic Publishers, (1998).
K. Rose, T. Chiba, W.R. Heller, and W.F. Mikhail,
"Package Wiring and Terminals," in Microelectronics
Packaging Handbook, Second Edition, Part 1, R. R. Tummala, E.J.
Rymaszewski, A.G. Klopfenstein, eds, Chapman & Hall, (1997).
K. Rose, "Silicon-Based Semiconductors", in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Fourth Edition, J. Wiley & Sons, 720-750 (1997).(Recently revised with S. Devarajan, in press).
K. Rose, C.L. Bertin, and R.M. Katz, "Radiation
Detectors," in Applied Superconductivity, Academic Press,
(1), 1975.
Contact Information:
Kenneth Rose
6207 Low Center for Industrial Innovation
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 Eighth Street
Troy, N.Y. 12180 USA
(518) 276-2981
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IT'S been a labour of love – and last weekend the man who has been involved in helping to compile a major First World War tribute saw his work go on display in Whitchurch.
Around 100 people flocked to the Town Hall, in Newbury Street, last Saturday morning after Whitchurch Mayor Councillor Mike Kean officially opened the event.
The exhibition was compiled by the Whitchurch History Society, the Whit-church branch of the Royal British Legion, and Andover father-of-two Craig Fisher.
Over the past five years, Craig, who is a full-time environmental manager at the Environment Agency, has been searching through National Archives and census records, birth and death records to build profiles for the 64 men who left Whitchurch to fight in the war in August 1914.
Craig, 46, told The Gazette: "My wife's great grandfather died and his name is on the Whitchurch war memorial.
"When my son was born, I tried to find out more about him so my son could have the story, and it has built from that.
"It is hard to locate information because most of the service records were destroyed in the Blitz, so it took away a lot of details."
In addition to the personal profiles, postcards, photographs and a copy of the 1911 census, which features the men from Whitchurch who fought in the battle, were on show to the public.
Cllr Kean told those at the event: "The Town Council is delighted that the chamber is to be used to host the commemorative display, which will be open throughout the month of August.
"I hope as many people as possible take time out to visit the display, and reflect on the past and this important part of our town's history."
Volunteers are being sought to steward the exhibition during the day from Monday to Saturday. If you wish to do so, please contact John Mariner on 01256 893437 or on email@example.com.


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U.S. companies' stock buybacks fall to $255 billion
Updated 8:01 pm, Monday, May 5, 2014
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$255 billion
That's how much stock was repurchased by U.S. companies in the first four months of the year, down from $355 billion during the same period in 2013. Some analysts worry that the declining pace of buybacks, combined with new IPOs hitting the market, means too many shares will be chasing too few buyers. Alibaba, China's largest e-commerce company, is planning a U.S. initial public offering that could be larger than Facebook's $16 billion debut.
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Electronic Arts reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday, and analysts predict net income will drop 27 percent to $236 million. Revenue may fall 22 percent to $812 million as gamers shift to mobile devices and wait for new titles to be introduced for the latest generation of Microsoft and Sony consoles. EA's quarter should get a boost from sales of "Titanfall," released exclusively for the Xbox One in March.
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A new era dawns upon the land; the everlasting skirmish between the ninjas and the pirates will be settled once and for all. Stealth and speed pitted against brute force and cunning. The ultimate showdown between the two warring factions will be determined in a rather novel manner; the use of shadow puppetry. For dexterity is now the new black and this is the most befitting way to test that. Oh and it's really simple to set up a fight like this. All you need is fire and love, wait no, but I'm sure you get my drift.


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1. Re: Problems with Blackberry App WorldLOWFLYER Aug 1, 2009 4:38 PM (in response to StreetDocRN)From what you describe it sounds like this is more of an issue on the BB App World side than on the end user side. Everyything you've done is pretty much what I would've suggested. My personal opinion is that it's not your phone since others are having the same issue.
2. Re: Problems with Blackberry App WorldStreetDocRN Aug 2, 2009 7:06 AM (in response to LOWFLYER)
I believe you are correct. After looking through the forums at Blackberry.com, this issue seemed to be with a lot of people who upgraded the App World program. I guess for now, just wait until Blackberry releases an update. Thanks...
3. Re: Problems with Blackberry App WorldLOWFLYER Aug 2, 2009 6:46 PM (in response to StreetDocRN)Not a problem Doc. Something to keep in mind too is that everytime something new gets released or an update comes out for an already good app, people flock to it like flies on doo doo for the download which of course has a tendancy to overwhelm the servers, hog bandwidth, and keep end users such as yourself who already got their update from even being able to connect and use it until the high traffic situation has subsided. Cheers friend.


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White is a fresh choice for spring after the dark shades of winter. Runway and real life can both embrace this trend. It's so much more doable than head-to-toe patterns, don't you agree? Wearing white gives a pure, wholesome impression but I had to rock it out a little. All white is just too sweet for this rocker chick who loves a little edge to her style and usually wears black!
My look consists of:
- White capri jeans that I've owned for a couple of years but wear infrequently. Now that my kids are older, I'm feeling like it's safe to wear them more often!
- White tank with gorgeous silver embellishments. It picks up the light and lets me shine!
- A killer motorcylce jacket from LC Lauren Conrad from Kohl's. I just can't get enough of it's style! It's buttery soft and has the edgy zipper details that I love so much which helps this outfit look urban cool!
- Silver jewelry. Somehow silver just goes better with white. It keeps with the cool tone of white and really compliments the look of white on white.
- The wedge heels. I know. Gorgeous. And the pop of red is exactly the finishing touch this outfit needed.
Will white work in your wardrobe? There are two schools of thought.
- No way, white with kids??!
- Yes! I can bleach it!
I think yes, though maybe white pants are a bit of a stretch if you still have sticky handed kids under the age of 4. I waited until my kids were older to venture out wearing white pants with them. It's not that I couldn't bleach them at home but I just don't like being out and being dirty! It's not exactly appropriate to tell a friend that I have to leave the play date to go home and bleach my pants! It's barely acceptable for my kids to be out and dirty. Barely.
Should you choose to incorporate white into your spring/summer wardrobe, here are a few tips for doing it right:
- When wearing white on white, think about fabric textures. Mix up the fabrics by pairing lace with cotton or chiffon with poplin. Or, do what I did and wear one that is embellished for some added dimension! We don't want to lose you against a white wall!
- Go all out with white accessories. White bangles, scarfs or earrings will bring the trend into your wardrobe without having to commit to a full-on outfit. You can take accessories off if things get messy! White handbags are so gorgeous but don't forget the purse hanger so you never have to set it on a restaurant floor!
- Pair with metallic! Especially shoes. White is light and airy, your footwear should be too.
- Layer. I love the edgy feel of the jacket I wore but you could pair your whites with a bright cardi or a denim jacket. (imagine a gorgeous white dress layered under a fitted denim jacket and accented with a turquoise necklace! Springtime Perfection!)
Remember, don't just adopt a trend! Figure out a look that works for your lifestyle and incorporate it with your signature style.
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Valentine is a winner of the ABC Radio Personality of the Year, RMA Personality of the Year, and Radio and Records Personality of the Year Nominee. Valentine's most important attribute on air is his desire to be open with his listeners and to share his real life, thereby allowing the listener to share theirs as well.
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Dr. Cheryl Sjostrom is an Assistant Professor, School of Education, recently joining the Brandman Education team as full time faculty in 2011. Since 2006, Cheryl was an adjunct faculty member at Brandman University teaching courses in special education. Cheryl completed a Master's degree in Education, Special Education at California State University, Los Angeles and another Master's Degree in Educational Administration at California State University, San Bernardino. Cheryl completed her Doctorate of Education, Organizational Leadership at the University of La Verne in 2009, focusing on the needs of administrators in the field of special education.
Cheryl brings a wealth of information and experience from the public schools in positions at the site, district and county office levels for over 34 years. Dr. Sjostrom was a teacher, Principal, Program Specialist, Program Coordinator, and Director of Special Education serving general education and children with special needs, ages birth to twenty-two with various types of disabilities and specialized programs. As an administrator, Dr. Sjostrom was recognized for her contributions to the field and awarded ACSA's Region 10 Central Office Administrator of the Year, Redlands Unified School District Administrator of the Year, California State University, San Bernardino Educational Administration Alumni of the year and California State University, San Bernardino Educational Administration Student of the Year.
La Verne University, La Verne, California
Doctorate of Education, Organizational Leadership
Dissertation: The future view of special education administration: A Delphi study.
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Nathan Tinkler failed to make a court-ordered payment of at least $14 million yesterday, raising further doubts about the young mining entrepreneur's stretched finances.
A spokesman for Mr Tinkler declined to comment. Mr Tinkler's financial situation has been under heightened scrutiny since his $5.25 billion bid for Whitehaven Coal collapsed due to a lack of funding.
During the Whitehaven deal he missed a $28.4 million payment to Queensland coal developer Blackwood Corp.
"That's the $1 million question, isn't it?" Mr Harrington said.
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UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery and Oncology Center
Location: Santa Monica, California
Square footage: 45,000 sq ft
The Outpatient Surgery and Oncology Center in Santa Monica expresses the continuation of early California Modernist sensibilities and incorporates extensive sustainable, green-building strategies. The design concept asserts that a more natural and less clinical environment promotes healing in patients and alert, productive behavior in doctors, staff, and students. Primary design considerations include the creation of a distinctive and articulated massing, the maximal inclusion of natural day lighting and ventilation throughout the building, and a strong indoor-outdoor connection. The project achieves LEED Gold Certification for New Construction and is the first Outpatient Surgery and Oncology Center in the nation to achieve this rating.
To promote patient healing and staff productivity, the design is infused with features to accomplish a natural, light-filled environment with a strong indoor-outdoor connection.Every opportunity to bring sunlight deep into the building core is explored.
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PA - I'm Not Mad at You, I Just Hate You: Navigating the Mother-Daughter Relationship
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(9 - 14 years) Mothers and young adolescent daughters have the most intense and complicated relationship of all the parenting years. While girls desperately want their mothers to know them intimately and anticipate their every want, they also simultaneously want their mothers to stay out of their lives.What is a mom to do? During these two sessions, we will explore the mother/daughter relationship, the needs of both mothers and daughters during these years,andhow to build effective tools for navigating this changing relationship. With Sheila Dubin, MS, parent guidance specialist
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Parents Place is the Bay Area's leading family resource center. From everyday issues to challenges requiring specialized assessment, we help parents, caregivers and educators support children at all ages. Our experts offer parenting workshops, parent coaching & consultation, child behavior & school support, clinical & special needs services, parent/child activity groups, and child & family therapy. We are located in San Francisco, San Rafael, Palo Alto, San Mateo, and Santa Rosa. Join our community: www.parentsplaceonline.org.
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Nikonworks: I got it, finally:
Preview a camera until it becomes long in the tooth, monitor buyer's feedback, then release the final review written as not to upset any one portion of the market, vendor or buyer.
This premise is not how DPReview became DPReview.
But I guess things change for better or worse.
A real shame.
I stopped all of my printed publication photography subscriptions because all of the reviews became nothing more than a glorified manufacturer's spec sheet.
DPReview, Let's get back to business, please.
The problem is, people probably don't really care that much about your upcoming review anymore because they probably already bought the camera.. Your review is a little too late and that's what people are complaining about, not that you don't provide enough content.
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Gunmen and police have fought an armed battle in a diplomatic quarter of the capital, officials said. Four people - a police officer, a passer-by and two suspected terrorists - were killed and two suspects were wounded, they said.
The gunfight occurred last night in the Mazza district in west Damascus and centred around an empty former UN building, lasting about 70 minutes, an Interior Ministry official said, according to SANA, the state-run news agency.
Officials accused terrorists for the first such violence in Syria in years. Smoke billowed from Mazza late into the evening. A UN spokeswoman confirmed that a UN building may have been hit.
Four gunmen detonated a car bomb before security forces surrounded the group and an exchange of gunfire ensued, Syria's UN Ambassador Fayssal Mekdad reportedly said.
The gunmen tried to flee in another car while hurling hand grenades at security forces, the Interior Ministry official said.
Two attackers, an officer and a woman who was in the area were killed in the ensuing gunfight, the official said.
Mekdad added that two other suspects were seriously wounded.
"Syria has always condemned terrorism and terrorist actions," Mekdad said. "We think the overall situation in the region contributes to such a situation.
"However, Syria will never tolerate such groups neither inside or outside Syria. Our long struggle against terrorism is well known."
In neighbouring Iraq, terrorists have twice bombed the UN headquarters in the capital, Baghdad, since the US-led war began last year. The first, on August 19, killed 22 people, including top UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello.
UN spokeswoman Marie Okabe confirmed that a building formerly occupied by the UN Disengagement Observer Force, which oversees an agreement between Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights, may have been hit in the attack.
"Our preliminary information is that all UN staff and facilities are safe and accounted for," she said in New York.
A UN employee in Damascus, speaking on condition of anonymity, said UN offices in the capital, including the UN Development Fund and its Children's Fund, were ordered closed today.
Syria's ambassador to the United States said the attackers' motives were unclear.
"It's very early to tell what the attackers' motives (were) or who they are," Ambassador Imad Moustapha said by telephone from Washington.
Mazza is home to the British ambassador's home, offices of the Iranian state news agency, the Iranian Embassy and the Canadian Embassy. British and Iranian diplomatic officials said their embassies were not targeted in the attack.
SANA said Syrian authorities later found the suspects' hideout in Khan al-Sheih, 30km south-west of Damascus, and confiscated weapons and explosives.
Syria has been on the US State Department's list of terror-sponsoring nations for its support of groups like Hamas and Hizbollah that attack Israel.
Syria, though, says the anti-Israeli groups are not terrorist, and that it has an interest in fighting Islamic extremist groups like al-Qaeda.


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Getting To Know The 2011 Sounds: Outfielder Brendan Katin
May 18, 2011 1:07 PM ET
Name: Brendan James Katin
Nickname: Burro
Position: Outfield
Hometown: Fort Myers, Florida
Resides: Wellington, Florida
School: Miami Hurricanes
Walk-Up Music: Hard Workin' Man - Brooks & Dunn
Sunflower Seeds or Bubblegum: Seeds
Favorite Music: Keith Anderson, Jason Aldean, Zack Brown Band, Eric Church, and Brooks & Dunn
Favorite Movies: Bloodsport, Boondock Saints, Super Troopers, Adam Sandler movies, and my favorite recent release would have to be Hall Pass
Favorite Actor: Adam Sandler
What's on TV: I'm really big into Swamp People these days, and also I'd have to say River Monsters, and Tosh.0.
Magazine Subscriptions: Florida Sportsmen
Favorite Food: My Mom's Meatloaf
Favorite Restaurant: Benihana
Favorite Cartoon as a Kid: Thundercats
Favorite Professional Athlete Growing Up: Mark McGwire
Favorite Current Athlete In Another Sport: LaDainian Tomlinson
Most Memorable Baseball Moment: Playing in the 2004 College World Series
My Welcome to Professional Baseball Moment was: Having Ed Sedar and Mark Littell as my first coaches in rookie ball in Helena, Montana.
My First Car was a: Chevy Suburban
My Dream Car is a: Ford F650
I Currently Drive a: Ford F250
I'm Afraid of: Lizards
Most Influential in Getting Me to Where I am Today: My Parents
Person Who Taught Me The Most: Don Money
Who Would Portray Me in a Movie About My Life: Chris Farley
Bookmarks: YouTube
Funniest Teammate: Tim Dillard
Best Dressing Teammate: Jeremy Reed
Most Intense Teammate: Justin James
Biggest Influence on My Batting Stance: Hitting Coach Sandy Guerrero
My Dream Date: Whitney Duncan
If I Wasn't Playing Baseball, I would be: Hopefully fishing...
Person I Would Like to Meet Outside of the Baseball World: Gary Allan
Favorite Original Nintendo Game: Super Mario Bros.
My Favorite Team City To Travel To: Reno, Nevada
Best & Worst Aspects About Being a Ballplayer:
- Best: The friends I have made during my career
- Worst: Travel
One Thing I Can't Live Without: My Cell Phone
Best Advice I've Ever Received: Keep your eye on the ball
Best Advice I Would Offer Kids Who Want To Play Professional Ball: Just keep at it and don't try to do too much.
Most Underrated Baseball Skill Kids Should Learn: Hitting homers
Favorite Place to visit in Nashville: Pancake Pantry - They have the best breakfast.
My First Job and How Much I was Paid: Working construction for $12.00/hr.
Best Prank I've Played On Someone: Changed a teammate's intro music to Madonna
Offseason Activities to Relax: A lot of fishing.
If I Could Face any Pitcher, it would be: Nic Ungs
If I Could Be Anyone Else In The World For One Day, It Would Be: Captain Jose Wejebe
Most Famous Person in my Cell Phone is: Bird
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Note that catalog listings with the notation "Vault" mean that particular roll of microfilm is kept in the Granite Mountain Records Vault. You'll need to call or e-mail at least three days ahead of time to have these items sent to the library (for contact numbers and the e-mail address, click this link and see tip number 6).
"Who Do You Think You Are?" from executive producer Lisa Kudrow is averaging a 1.6 rating, 6 share in adults 18-49 and 6.8 million viewers overall in "most current" results for its season thus far. In preliminary results for last Friday, "Who Do You Think You Are?" won the 8-9 p.m. ET hour in adults 18-49, marking the first time any regular competitor in this slot has beaten an original episode of CBS's "Ghost Whisperer" in 18-49 rating since November 17, 2006. "Who Do You Think You Are?" has improved the time period by 23 percent in adult 18-49 rating versus NBC's average for the traditional 2008-09 season in "live plus same day" results.


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This rebranding project for the lighting company Greenlite was created as student work for a graphic design course. After conducting market research, I found that with lighting products, there is often a lot of information that can be confusing and overwhelming for the average customer. Aiming to make this information more accessible and user-friendly while also trying to avoid market cliches, I created a branding concept that includes a logo, packaging, website, and web advertisement.
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50 U.S. Code § 1909 - Fiscal year 1992 funding
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Fiscal year 1992 funding
(a) Authorization of appropriations to Fund
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Fund for fiscal year 1992 the sum of $150,000,000.
(b) Authorization of obligations from Fund
During fiscal year 1992, there may be obligated from the Fund such amounts as may be provided in appropriations Acts, not to exceed $35,000,000. Amounts made available for obligation from the Fund for fiscal year 1992 shall remain available until expended.
(Pub. L. 102–183, title VIII, § 809, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1277.)
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People and careers
Investing in our people
We believe that an organization is only as successful as its people
We aim to give our employees every chance to flourish in their careers and grow as part of a global company.
We believe in supporting, developing and rewarding those who work for us, at every level. Just as we lead the way in our specialist fields – steel and mining – we also aim to pioneer when it comes to giving our employees every chance to develop their careers and grow as part of the worldwide ArcelorMittal family.
Quality is one of our three core corporate values, and it's through investing in our people that quality comes to the forefront.
As part of the world's leading steel and mining company, ArcelorMittal USA offers a wealth of diverse opportunities. Whether you work in production in Pennsylvania or as a purchaser in Indiana, joining ArcelorMittal is the start of a journey that, we hope, will lead to a fulfilling, diverse career.
Work with us and we'll work with you to help you achieve your potential. We operate extensive career enhancement programs that serve not only to ensure that our workforce is constantly learning and improving, but also that members of the ArcelorMittal family have the opportunity to be motivated, to develop and to satisfy their ambition to have a rewarding working life.
We take learning and development seriously; our training and leadership academies are run in conjunction with our own ArcelorMittal University. We operate numerous other training programs, including a leadership career acceleration program, an online e-academy and personalized development plans for each individual. Our position as a leader in our field is also reflected in our competitive compensation and benefits packages.
Having leaders at all levels and in all parts of the business is crucial to the success of our company. Leadership shouldn't – and doesn't – just come from the top. To be a harmonious, efficient and successful organization, we need leaders at all levels and in all areas. And we want our leaders to inspire, encourage and energize those around them. That is why we put great emphasis on giving our staff the tools to become great leaders.
"We should not only continuously challenge and improve ourselves; we should also actively encourage and foster talent and responsibility in others. We want everyone in our company to find in their professional lives a capacity to accomplish themselves, to put the best into what they do. If you show initiative and accept challenges, then there will be no hindrance to your growth."
- Lakshmi N Mittal, Chairman and CEO
One initiative that encourages this philosophy is the global employee development program (GEDP). The GEDP is the cornerstone of our people strategy and the foundation for delivering lasting improvement by effectively managing the performance, potential, development and careers of our people. Its focus is to raise competence levels in the organization and ensure that we have a pipeline of talent developed and ready to occupy key positions within the leadership of the company.
The GEDP encapsulates our main people management processes:
Through talent management, ArcelorMittal intends to improve the leadership and management capabilities of its employees and create career opportunities for people who strive to develop their professional and personal potential. Providing excellent learning and development opportunities contributes to build inspiring and effective leadership and open and transparent communication.
What is it like to work at the world's largest steel and mining company? Come spend the day with some of our employees and find out.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 reviewRecommended
Updated The Surface Pro 4 is a love letter to fans of its predecessor, and it's all the better as a result.
Updated The Surface Pro 4 is a love letter to fans of its predecessor, and it's all the better as a result.
Updated It's a conservative upgrade but the new screen makes this the best Kindle Paperwhite yet.
Updated The Kindle (2016) has an improved design and is also very reasonably priced. Is this the perfect cheap ereader?
Updated The Kindle Oasis is the most expensive ereader you can buy right now – but is it just for proper ebook worms?
UPDATED A superb device that takes digital reading to the next level - but are you willing to pay the whopping price?
Updated The ZenPad 3S 10 looks a lot like an iPad and has a great screen to match, but costs far less than Apple's latest.
Updated We're surprised Microsoft won't call this the Surface Pro 5, as it's the most improved Surface tablet we've ever seen.
Downloads A free, open source ebook reader that works across platforms and is great for touchscreens.
Amazon has created a solid Alexa-enhanced tablet for an impossibly low price, but hardware compromises are hard to justify.


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The New York Loft Hostel, New York, USA
Really good hostel for the money. Close to the metro which you'll need to ride as the hostel is a bit out from most of the desirable spots in Brooklyn. Clean, secure and affordable- this hostel is a winner.
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Jessica Biel Lets JT Hold the Leash
Rumors have been circulating that low-key couple Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake are edging toward marriage and have taken the major step of moving in together.
The seemingly domesticated pair are seen less often on the red carpet than they are engaging in simple activities, like walking Jessica's pit bull Tina through West Hollywood—which bodes well for the future of their relationship.
Quite frankly, any guy who is willing to pick up your pooch's poop is a keeper.


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That new Chevrolet Camaro convertible that was up for grabs by the Super Bowl's most valuable player Aaron Rodgers comes in the most appropriate color: Victory Red. Chevrolet made sure the car was on hand as soon as the game was over and the MVP was named.
We don't expect Green Bay Packers quarterback Rodgers was thinking much about his new car, just like the one shown at right, last night, given the massive celebration that ensued.
You wouldn't expect that a convertible will get a lot of use when Rodgers is training and playing in frosty Green Bay. At least if he drives it around Titletown USA, everyone will instantly know it's him. It's unlikely anyone in town has one like it.
Or maybe not. Chevrolet certainly hopes that Super Bowl fans who wear Rodgers' green-and-yellow No. 12 jersey will also want to drive his blazing red droptop.
Chris Woodyard is an auto writer for USA TODAY who covers all aspects of motoring. He revels in the exhaust note of a Maserati and the sharp creases of a Cadillac CTS. Chris strives to live a Porsche life on a Scion budget. More about Chris


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Curtis Jackson, better known to the world as 50 Cent, does not need any kind of introduction. Ever since his immensely successful debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin' hit the market 10 years ago with 12 million copies sold to date, the Queens native has established himself as an international rap star, successful entrepreneur, investor and actor. Never one to shy away from controversy, he has understood the necessity to maintain the right type of relationship with the media, thus establishing him as one of the most talked about individuals in rap. Throughout his lively career, the G-Unit general has adapted important lessons stemming from his rough upbringing in Jamaica, Queens to his numerous ventures.
We had the chance to meet up with 50 Cent at the G-Unit offices in Manhattan and converse with him about his latest endeavors, his upcoming fifth studio album, Street King Immortal, the difference between the music game today and 10 years ago, as well as the changed dynamics of rap beef.
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Texas Office of the Governor, Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness:
An Inventory of Records at the Texas State Archives, 1972-1987
Agency History
The Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness was created by Senate Bill 574, 62nd Legislature, effective June 14, 1971 (Texas Civil Statutes, Article 4413(44)). It consisted of 15 members representing all fields of physical fitness (including both youth and adult levels), "widely known for their professional competence and experience." The Governor appointed members for six-year terms, with the advice and consent of the State Senate. The purposes of the Commission were to educate the general public concerning the needs for, and benefits of physical fitness; to help coordinate the efforts of the Central Education Agency, local school boards, private and parochial schools, industry, and physical fitness commissions of local government, of other states, and of the federal government in the field of physical fitness; to disseminate physical fitness information by publications, conferences, workshops, programs, lectures, etc.; to collect pertinent information and data available from other state departments and agencies; to encourage, promote, and assist in the development of physical fitness programs for all ages; to evaluate existing programs; and to inventory existing facilities and make recommendations for their optimum utilization. Following Sunset Commission review, the Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness was abolished in 1987.
Scope and Contents
These records consist of budget records for fiscal years 1973-1989 (including budget estimates/requests for appropriations, annual and semiannual performance reports and fund transfers, annual (financial) reports, audit reports, instructions, workpapers with supporting documentation, etc.); subject files, 1984-1987 (containing correspondence and memoranda, reports, agenda, lists of speakers, mailing lists, notes, job descriptions, resumes, news releases, newspaper and magazine articles, etc.); and cassette tapes recording 20 meetings of the Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness and its Task Forces, 1972-1984.
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
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Preferred Citation
(Identify the item and cite the series), Records, Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness, Texas Office of the Governor. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession Information
Accession number: 1990/015
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Governor's Office (via the Records Management Division of the Texas State Library) on October 9, 1989.
Processing Information
Tony Black, April 1990
Detailed Description of the Collection


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The stock market indices were mixed today after a very rough start, and futures were down sharply. They then bounced back sharply in a 5-wave advance only to pullback after making nominal, new, minor, breakout highs. They failed to go any further. The Nasdaq 100, however, did jump from 2621 all the way up to 2652 at one point. The S&P 500 went from 1364 up to 1374. In the afternoon, they stair-stepped their way lower, and backed off to close mixed on the session.
Net of the day, the Dow was down 29.74 at 13,008.53, the S&P 500 was up just 48 cents at 1369.58, about 6 points off the low, and the Nasdaq 100 up 1.36 at 2639.28, about 19 points off its low.
Advance-declines were about 250 issues higher on the New York Stock Exchange, and a very similar amount on Nasdaq. Up/down volume was narrow, but positive on New York, and narrow, but negative on Nasdaq, so net-net, it was a flat day.
TheTechTrader.com board was narrowly mixed, although there were a few exceptional gainers. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX), on positive drug news, was up 20.71 to 58.12, or 55%, on 40 million shares.
Other gainers of note included Apple Inc. (AAPL), up 4.23 to 569.48, Goldman Sachs (GS) 1.05 to 110.04, and Questcor Pharmaceutical (QCOR) 1.11 to 43.06.
In addition, low-priced Insmed Incorporated (INSM) was up 1.40 to 4.10, or 52%, on 2.5 million shares. NN Inc. (NNBR) up 1.90 to 9.35, or 25 1/2%, Clearsign Combustion Corp. (CLIR) gained 1.95 to 9.39, or 26%, SGOCO Group, Ltd. (SGOC) 32 cents to 2.40, or 16%, and Synacor, Inc. (SYNC) 1.71 to 13.10, or 15%.
The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) ran 1.61 to 22.14 on merger news. Conns Inc. (CONN) gained 1.08 to 17.50. United Continental Holdings, Inc. (UAL) advanced 1.31 to 23.59. Affymax, Inc. (AFFY) was up 71 cents to 13.29. Spreadtrum Communications Inc. (SPRD) jumped 88 cents to 16.34. EZchip Semiconductor Ltd. (EZCH) gained 1.97 to 39.86. Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR) was up another 70 cents to 16.60. Gaylord Entertainment Co. (GET) popped 1.15 to 34.92, and Cree, Inc. (CREE) was up 1.05 to 32.88 to round out the gainers for today.
The Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 3X Shrs (DUST) gained 1.35 to 57.90, and the Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 1.47 to 98.47.
On the downside, the point-plus losers included International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), down 1.24 to 203.75, SolarWinds, Inc. (SWI) 1.61 to 45.50, and Allot Communications Ltd. (ALLT) 1.71 to 23.70.
Stepping back and reviewing the hourly chart patterns, the indices gapped lower, and then stair-stepped their way higher in a 5-wave advancement. They pulled back in the last hour, or so, to pare back the rally, but closed mixed on the session. Still, it's an unresolved pattern as the indices tested support most of the day, and bounced, but that's about all they did today.
We'll have to see whether there's any upside or downside follow-through tomorrow.
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Boris by Annabel Fox
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Pattern 7 ANNABEL FOX Boris
Expertise required = Easy straight forward knitting Rowan rating
Yarn is Rowan Magpie
12 x 100 grams
Photographed in Parchment 82
"To fit up to 107 cm (42in) chest"
actual finished measurement is 52 inches.
one size only with 10 inch ease
Body rib is a cable border panel worked first
with the body stitches picked up from
and knit across top of cable panel.
Rib for sleeves is the same panel pattern
with the arm stitches picked up from
and knit across top of cable panel.
Collar is the cable and moss pattern
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Christine and Robert Eberhard
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eberhard of Grand Island celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a surprise ceremony and renewal of marriage vows at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Grand Island, followed by a reception in the church's hospitality room. Mr. Eberhard and Christine Klementowski were married Oct. 12, 1963, in St. Andrew's
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Terran soldiers are also apparently somewhere around 13-15 years old judging by their voices. It's not easy being conscripted.
That might also be why they smell of wee.
Terran soldiers are also apparently somewhere around 13-15 years old judging by their voices. It's not easy being conscripted.
That might also be why they smell of wee.
Excellent tips n' tricks video for playing (VS) Heavy Assault (using the Pulsar LSW):
Browsing those vids I found a sneaky trick that might make the shield breaker for sundies useful
Yeah, saw that yesterday. Thinking about building a suni for that. Still not sure if I should get double Bulldogs, double Furies or one of both. Tried the Fury a few days back and man, these babies wreck infantry... I think in this situatione one or two Furies would work even better. Dunno about their damage to a sunderer but they can surely deny any spawning infantry.
Well let's see, double Bulldogs is 500 certs, double Furies is 2000 certs, and they do exactly same thing.
Right. Didn't think of that.
Well, they shouldn't but as SOE designed this game they sadly are. Same with HE tank weapons also being pretty good against vehicles and the like. I wonder if they will ever change that.
That's what happens when you release the game in beta state just before Christmas then give all your devs extended leave until next year.
Only leaving Bob to keep the servers up
Poor Bob
Found a fairly well done podcast specifically about Planetside 2, the ReachCast:
Three americans talking about what has recently become my new favourite pastime.
Edit: one of the forum posts they mention on the last show is a pretty good guide on infantry play in PS2 (and FPS games in general).
Spamming stuff here; since I can't play as much PS as I'd like, I spend some of that time watching vids instead...
This one cleared out the confusion around soft point and high velocity ammo a bit. Assuiming it's correct, of course:
he sounds like mqx/qaz
That is indeed what it sounds like, isn't it? Way to waste 400 certs...
Depends on bullet velocity increase actually. It should increase killspeed.
as far as i know as ive got both ammo types on my old favorite rifle, the high velocity doesnt increase damage it just takes a large amount of bullet drop away from the gun so longer shots easier kills from long distance, and soft point i thinks worth the pennies as it does increase damage upto medium range and i think it increases Rof but dont hold me to that i may just have a quick firing gun hehe but yeah its upto whatever dude you wanna create long range id go for high velocity and close to medium soft point, i dont think theyre a waste :P
I do use SP ammo at all times for my LA/Engi and Medic CQC cannons. Can't honestly say I've tested whether it seems to make a difference in real game play terms. Have yet to try the HV ammo for my med-long range weapons. With Vanu weapons having negligible bullet drop, I don't expect that to make a big difference, but leading might be a bit easier, maybe.
His recommendation to keep moving whilst capping doesn't apply for indoor cap points.
You know the usual ones: Control point up the stairs on the first floor, then stairs up to the big wide roof which has inexplicable container crates on it. At these points, when capping OR defending a point, don't move. Choose a stairway or door way and keep your eyes on that. If you keep running about you won't react anywhere near as fast.
It's funny how most gameplay/class/weapon oriented videos I see on YT are on the VS side.
And by funny I mean blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarg


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Since 2003, the American Society of Papyrologists has helped organize routine intensive summer programs in papyrology, on what we hope will now be a regular biennial program. (See list below.)
The principal objective of the summer institutes is to provide participants with sufficient instruction and practical experience to enable them to make productive use of texts on papyrus in their research and to become active scholars in the field of papyrology. Each seminar has a distinctive linguistic, chronological, or thematic focus, reflecting the interests and available resources of the host institution. Some seminars will involve forms of the Egyptian language and scripts as well as Greek.
The seminars are directed at advanced graduate students and younger faculty in relevant fields, including Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology, Archaeology, Ancient Religions, and Biblical Studies. Approximately 10 participants are chosen for each seminar by the host institution. The programs are intensive and 4-6 weeks long. The faculty normally include both those who regularly teach at the host institution and guest professors from other universities in North America and Europe. ASP provides a certificate to those completing the institute, but the host institutions neither grant credit nor provide a transcript.
Most seminars offer stipends to defray some of the participants' costs. There is no tuition fee.
Schedule of seminars and list of host institutions, with names of organizing faculty:
2003 Yale University: Robert G. Babcock, Ann Ellis Hanson
2004 University of California, Berkeley: Todd M. Hickey
2005 University of Cincinnati: Peter van Minnen, William A. Johnson
2006 Columbia University: Roger S. Bagnall, Raffaella Cribiore
2008 Stanford University: J. G. Manning
2009 University of Michigan: Traianos Gagos, Arthur Verhoogt
2011 Brigham Young University: Roger Macfarlane, Stephen Bay
2012 University of Chicago / University of Illinois, Urbana: David Martinez, Maryline G. Parca
2014 Princeton University: AnneMarie Luijendijk


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|Name: HURTT, HERBERT JEFFREY
|of Cape Coral
|Race: White
|Sex: Male
|Approx Age: 48
|Ht*: 5-8
|Wgt*: 155
|Eyes*: Brown
|Hair*: Brown
Last Known Address:
1116 SE 13th Pl Cape Coral FL 33990
|Booking#: 807268
|Arrested: 2015-07-28 12:19
|Status: Released: 2015-07-28 15:23
|Agency: LCSO
|Type: Misdemeanor
|Bond Type:
|Bond Amt: Not Set
|Bond Paid:
|Case No: 14CT503026
|Court: County Court
|Sched Trial Date: 2015-08-03 1:30PM
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removed backtrack2 and installed (the not tested icon) backtrack3 Works great! YAY!
removed backtrack2 and installed (the not tested icon) backtrack3 Works great! YAY!
I installed Back Track 3 about 2 weeks ago. It was a smooth easy install everything works. Wireless card iwl3945 also have a usb network adapter Netgear WG111 both work perfectly.
I hope this is of use to you...
System: Dell inspirion 6400 (E1505)
Graphics: Ati mobility x1400 (256MB)
Memory : 1GB
CPU : Intel Core2 T5600 1.83ghZ 2mb cache
Graphic Support:
I needed only an updated driver from vendors site to get it running in 1280x800, but basic vesa mode 1024x768 also works, sadly I couldn't get compiz fusion to run..
however sound,network,usb and all other devices work
BT3 beta Installed to hard disk without any drama using the gui backtrack installer, in both live and real install options, and have been running the latter for 3 weeks,
Booting & shutdown:
I am triple booting windows xp / server 2003 / backtrack 3 from the windows boot.ini without issues or interference with any of the installed OS's
reboots, shuts down and powers off fine and when its supposed to!
ipwraw injects fine,
iwl3945 drivers also work fine
minor issues that I can live with:
It Seems to run hotter with BT3 than when running BT2, probably because its making use of the 2nd core, I plan to compile a new 2.6.24 kernel anyway so maybe I can tweak something to make a difference.
Burning disks are a problem above 4x speed, despite my best effort the drive wouldn't change to dma mode (sata dvd issue maybe?) so have made a couple of coasters as a result. but I can live with burning at 4x
Sometimes aireplay-ng injection (-9) check reports as failed, this happens at random, and for quite a while this had me going around in circles thinking something had changed/broken on my system, but for me it actually does work when I try it despite the reported faliure... I am not sure why.
Also, the Power level is not reported by the 3945 card but I think thats an intel thing anyway.
no crashes experienced to date
I really do hope you guys find this of use, and I would like to say thanks to everyone here for their time and effort, I have learned a lot from you all and am truly grateful!
Thanks Again


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Apologies firstly if this has been covered, I couldn't find a
solution to this problem in the list archives.
I'm runnning 1.2b7 on a wrap my configuration is very basic,
WAN - ADSL with dynamic ip
LAN - 10.x.x.x network
My m0n0 connects to a OpenVPN server which is running on Linux.
My OpenVPN connection is running fine for outgoing connections however
incoming connections are be blocked by the m0n0 firewall and logged.
I have incoming rules correctly defined. I can fix this problem by
doing a simple change in the firewall rulebase and applying it, the
change I normally make is to a description on an arb rule. As soon as
I apply the change incoming connections work.
It's as though m0n0 hasnt built the rulebase correctly, possibly
because upon bootup the tun interface doesnt exist, and when I apply
my arb change the interface does exist.
Is their a solution to this. As I dont want to give the users at the
site admin rights to the m0n0 to fix this each time.
Thanks in advance,


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How a Chiropractor Can Help Asthma
When people think about chiropractors, they don't generally associate them with treating asthma. However, in some cases, chiropractic care may help with asthma sufferers when nothing else will. This can be especially true for children or asthma sufferers that had an onset in childhood.
What Chiropractors Do
Essentially, chiropractors restore proper function to the spinal column. This returns proper function to the nervous system, since the spinal column is the housing for the nervous system. If your asthma problem is rooted in the nervous system, you may see improvement with treatment.
As with any chiropractic work, asthma help is not always immediate, and chiropractors don't treat asthma directly. In most cases, the improvement can be seen over the course of several months. Regular visits to the chiropractor are essential to ensuring that regular improvement continues. You should also continue to take all medications prescribed by your doctor, unless your doctor advises otherwise.
The first thing a chiropractor will do is evaluate your spine. They will check for any spinal problems and decide if chiropractic work will be beneficial in treating your asthma condition. While they cannot offer a guarantee, they can offer a probability and make some suggestions to change any habits or living conditions that may contribute to your asthma symptoms.
Asthma and the Spine
Many patients who suffer from asthma also have what is called an anterior dishing of the spine. This is located in the mid scapular region, and it is an issue that was detected back in the first century. However, it has only been recently that real attention has been placed on the direct correlation between the spine and asthma. For many patients, gradual, gentle adjustments can slowly correct this problem.
The Debate
There are many health experts that believe chiropractors should only treat back pain, but when looked at from an anatomical aspect, many problems begin within the back and the spine. Improper alignment of the spinal column, no matter where it is located, can cause serious health conditions. One of these issues just happens to be asthma. However, there are many more health related issues that can be linked to poor alignment of the spine.
Despite the controversy over whether chiropractic care should be used to help asthma, there are plenty of success stories. While these stories are not always the end result for every single patient, there are enough of them to make seeking a chiropractic evaluation worth your time.


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Erythropoietin-Stimulating Agents: New Data Yield New Insights
Erythropoietin-Stimulating Agents: New Data Yield New Insights
In cancer patients, anemia is multifactorial, resulting from cancer treatment, anemia of malignancy, blood loss, impaired production of or response to erythropoietin, and dysregulation of iron metabolism (decreased dietary iron intake, absorption, and utilization). Clinical studies have found that erythropoietin stimulating agents (ESAs) increase hemoglobin (Hb) levels and reduce the need for blood transfusions by 40%, with ESA-treated patients receiving an average of 1 unit less of red blood cells (RBCs) than non-ESA-treated anemic cancer patients.[1,2]
Epoetin alfa (Procrit) and darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp) are approved to treat anemia in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.[3,4] However, in everyday practice, ESAs are often prescribed not only at FDA-approved doses for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy but also for other cancer patients, or using unapproved dosing regimens.[5] ESAs are now leading drugs used in oncology, with $11.9 billion in worldwide sales in 2006.[6] Anemia has been associated with decreased overall survival in cancer patients.[7] It was hypothesized that correction of anemia by ESAs would improve tumor oxygenation and thus the response to chemotherapy and radiation, resulting in improved overall survival.[7]
Early studies evaluating use of ESAs to correct anemia were not powered to measure overall survival,[7] but a meta-analysis summarizing the data from 27 clinical trials from 1985–2001 found a nonsignificant trend toward improved overall survival in ESA-treated patients.[8] In 2006, a repeat meta-analysis which included additional trials conducted from 2001–2005 summarized the results of 57 clinical trials in which 9,353 cancer patients with anemia were randomized to an ESA or RBC transfusions alone.[1,2]
The impact of ESAs on overall survival was inconclusive, however there was evidence that ESAs could, in certain circumstances, adversely affect survival in cancer patients. In addition, there were significant risks associated with ESA use, including thromboembolic complications (eg, transient ischemic attacks, stroke, pulmonary emboli, deep vein thrombosis, and myocardial infarction) and hypertension.[1,2]
EMERGING safety CONCERNS
Two large trials specifically designed to measure overall survival in cancer patients treated with ESAs to maintain Hb higher than the recommended level of 12 g/dL concluded ESAs had an adverse effect. Henke and colleagues[9] demonstrated that patients with advanced head and neck cancer receiving radiation therapy had a higher risk of tumor progression if treated with an ESA to achieve a target Hb >14 g/dL in women and >15 g/dL in men. The BEST trial showed maintenance of an Hb of 12–14 g/dL in metastatic breast cancer patients undergoing first-line chemotherapy was associated with decreased overall survival.[7]
In the past year, four additional clinical trials found a higher incidence of serious adverse effects and/or death with use of ESAs in unapproved dosing regimens or in patients not receiving chemotherapy.[5]
In January 2007, the FDA was notified of the interim analysis of a clinical trial evaluating the use of ESAs to achieve a target Hb level of 12 g/dL in 989 patients with cancer-related anemia not receiving chemotherapy. In this study, the use of an ESA did not reduce the need for RBC transfusions, and it increased overall mortality (hazard ratio 1.25; 95% confidence interval: 1.04, 1.51).[10]


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|You are in: Scotland
Friday, 31 January, 2003, 06:35 GMT
Dirty instruments 'stopping surgery'
Operations in Scottish hospitals are being abandoned at the last minute because blood and contamination have been found on surgical instruments.
A report in Friday's British Medical Association (BMA) magazine called new instrument sterilisation processes "shambolic".
It said the system, introduced by the Scottish Executive, was putting lives at risk. The Scottish National Party has called for an inquiry.
Doctors claim that on some occasions patients were brought round from anaesthetic without surgery taking place because all available equipment was visibly dirty.
The executive admitted there had been "teething problems" - but said it had not received any reports of cancelled operations.
Dr Janet Jenkins, deputy chairwoman of the BMA Scottish committee for hospital medical services, said the problem related to the implementation of the new sterilisation system.
She said health trusts were trying to comply with the recommendations of the Glennie Framework, the first report from the Scottish Executive's sterile services provision review group.
The report, published in 2001, said groups of hospitals should be working towards establishing centralised, automated decontamination services by 2004.
Dr Jenkins said: "NHS Lothian bought machines but they leave debris on the instruments."
She added that some instruments, particularly those with spring mechanisms, could not be cleaned by machines.
Dr Jenkins wants immediate action by the Scottish Executive - which has instructed trusts to make the changes.
System testing
She said it should ensure systems were tested before being introduced and that more thought should be given to the type of machines and instruments needed to make the cleaning process more thorough.
Her view was backed by Tayside consultant orthopaedic, surgeon Richard Buckley.
He said: "We're regularly cancelling hip replacement operations.
"The turnaround time to clean instruments is supposed to be 24 hours but it's longer than that."
Dr Jenkins said: "By raising this issue with the executive, the BMA is highlighting that there is a problem throughout Scotland.
"We hope that the executive can strive to improve the situation by re-examining the current system in place.
"Patients needs come first and waiting times will increase if this issue is not dealt with effectively."
An executive spokeswoman said it was aware that some trusts experienced teething problems with the installation of new equipment.
But she said: "There have been no reports of hospitals having to cancel operations or indeed patients being 'woken' on the way to theatre as a result.
"If there is any evidence of operations being cancelled because of the decontamination process the executive would like to see it."
The SNP's health spokeswoman Nicola Sturgeon said: "This is a complete waste of time and money and must be a dreadful experience for the patients concerned.
"There must be an urgent inquiry into what has gone wrong with new procedures for centralising decontamination services and action taken urgently to redress the situation."
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