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Baghdad (AFP) Nov 27, 2012
A wave of attacks including six car bombs, nine roadside bombs and a shooting killed 19 people and wounded 71 others on Tuesday in Iraq, security and medical officials said.
The violence was mainly centred in Baghdad, where Shiites were targeted, and the country's north, which has seen high tensions in areas the autonomous Kurdistan wants to incorporate over the strong objections of the federal government.
In north Baghdad, three car bombs exploded near Shiite places of worship, known as husseinyahs, in the Shuala, Graiat and Hurriyah areas, killing at least 12 people and wounding 50, officials said.
Earlier, three car bombs exploded in Kurdish areas of the disputed north Iraq city of Kirkuk, killing four people and wounding 16 others, while two roadside bombs exploded in an Arab-majority town about 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Kirkuk, killing two people and wounding a third, officials said.
The attacks came a day after federal and Kurdish security chiefs reached an agreement aimed at easing high tensions in disputed northern areas, which Iraq's parliamentary speaker has warned could lead to civil war.
Six roadside bombs targeted the army and police in the disputed town of Tuz Khurmatu, wounding two members of the security forces, police Lieutenant Colonel Khaled al-Bayati said.
And gunmen shot dead an anti-Qaeda Sahwa militiaman near Baquba, while a roadside bomb in the centre of the city wounded two civilians, a police officer and a doctor said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, but car and roadside bombs are a hallmark of Sunni insurgent groups in Iraq.
Violence in Iraq has decreased dramatically from its peak in 2006 and 2007, when brutal sectarian violence swept the country, but attacks remain common.
According to Iraqi government figures, 144 people were killed and 264 wounded in attacks last month.
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Sweltering Heat Hits Richmond Ahead of Redskins Camp
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CT colonography is safe. It can be used if you are too sick to have other forms of colon cancer screening.
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Prior to Test
- Do not eat for 8-12 hours prior to the test.
- A bowel cleansing will be done with a laxative. The goal of the cleansing is to rid your colon of all stool. The laxative will cause you to have many bowel movements over several hours.
- If you have diabetes, talk to your doctor about adjusting your medications.
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You will be positioned on your back on a movable x-ray table. Just before the test, a small tube will be inserted into your rectum. Air will be gently pumped through this tube. The table will move slowly though the donut-shaped CT scanner. While this is happening, you will need to lie very still. You will be asked to hold your breath during the scan. The scanning test will then be repeated with you lying on your stomach.
After Test
You will be able to leave after the test is done. You can resume your normal diet and activities.
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New study: eating breakfast doesn't affect weight loss
For years, families have been told – and believed – that eating a hearty breakfast was a key to maintaining and even losing weight.
Breakfast was supposed to be a must-have meal because it revved up metabolism, held off hunger, and helped people keep their weight in check.
Well, according to a new study, that's all untrue.
Researchers studied overweight and obese adults who were trying to lose weight and found there was no difference between those who ate breakfast religiously – and those who skipped it.
Common sense and simple math still rule at the end of the day. If you burn more calories than you take in, day-after-day, you will lose weight – and it doesn't seem to matter at which meals you consume those calories. (USA Today)


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In the UK, as in the US and much of continental Europe, the liquidity crunch has become but the epiphenomenon of the threat of insolvency of a large chunk of the banking sector ('banks' being defined broadly to include such companies like AIG and GE, which in addition to their non-banking activities, have become engaged in highly leveraged financial intermediation involving massive asset-liability mismatch.
Since solvency is the main issue now, the central banks are no longer central to the management of the crisis. At most they can act as the agents or hand-maidens of the fiscal authorities, offering their expertise and reputations, but not their financial resources.
Still, just because illiquidity has now become the tail rather than the dog, there is no reason to mismanage it. Unfortunately the Bank of England is doing just that. I am not referring to the costly and embarrassing announcement of the closure to new business on October 21 of the SLS. This probably cost HBOS its independence, but never mind. The closure-to-new business decision was rescinded, or rather postponed, until the end of January 2009. This provides an ideal focal point for a new set of speculative attacks on financial institutions with large holdings of SLS-conforming assets.
I am not even referring to the refusal of the Bank of England to accept at the SLS securities backed by assets originated after the end of 2007. This unnecessarily restricts the effectiveness of the SLS as a catalyst for new mortgage lending.
I am referring to the Bank of England's continuing failure to inject liquidity into the markets at the maturities where it is needed. Following the Lehman/AIG/HBOS kerfuffle, the Bank of England has drowned the markets in overnight liquidity. This has been done to the point that commercial banks have now hoarded almost £6 bn of overnight liquidity in the standing deposit facility. They did this, despite getting a rate 100 basis points below the official policy rate on these deposits with the Bank of England, because they fear lending it out to any private counterparty, including any other commercial bank.
So the Bank of England has been mopping up overnight cash again. While that's fine, it should have injected large amounts of liquidity, against a wide range of aggressively priced collateral, at maturities of one month and longer (up to one year). The spreads of Libor over the OIS rate and the TED spread (the spread of 3-month Libor over the 3-month Treasury bill rate) have been rising dramatically again, reflecting market perceptions of increased bank default risk and illiquidity.
With no private counterparty considered trustworthy for unsecured transactions, and with the private tripartite repo markets also drying up because of lack of confidence in the 'intermediaries' that act as counterparties for both legs of a tripartite repo market transaction, it is time for the Bank of England to take up the role of universal counterparty in tripartite repo transactions between private entities, and indeed also in the unsecured interbank market. The Bank of England must become the interbank market. Indemnification of the Bank of England by the Treasury for any credit-risk related losses incurred as a result of its universal counterparty role will, of course, be necessary.
Beyond that, what can be done?
- The Treasury should take the SLS away from the Bank of England. It already is off the Bank of England's books, and there is no reason for the Bank to manage it and to have a de-facto veto over any modifications.
- The SLS should be made open-ended in duration and uncapped as regards the amount of swaps it can engage in.
- The SLS should be extended to included securities backed by assets originated after December 31, 2007.
- A UK version of US Treasury Secretary Paulson's TARP should be created and funded to permit outright purchases of toxic assets by the government.
- New capital must be injected into the banking sector, either by a mandatory conversion of debt into equity or through a capital injection by the state, in return for preference shares and warrants (options to buy common stock or convert the preference shares into common stock at a set price).
- Start cutting the official policy rate this month. It won't do much to resolve the liquidity crunch or to recapitalise the banks (in the short run) but it won't hurt, and with the further decline in economic activity that can be expected as a result of this latest worsening of the crisis, the inflation target no longer presents an obstacle to measured rate cuts.
With the Bank of England barking up the wrong liquidity tree once more and the Treasury paralysed by the political infighting in the Labour party and the terminal indecision of its leadership, the urgent change in the direction of monetary policy and liquidity policy and the urgent need for an injection of capital in the UK banking sector may not be enough to produce the desired outcomes. In that case a long and deep recession, some might say depression, will be the inevitable outcome.


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Historical plaques stolen from NB parks were sold as scrap
Updated 7:08 pm, Monday, March 24, 2014
New Braunfels officials are filing insurance claims for 11 bronze markers stolen from municipal park sites, which apparently were cut up and sold to a recycling center.
Parks Director Stacey Laird Dicke, estimating the plaques' combined value at up to $20,000, expressed appreciation Monday to Comal Iron & Metal, whose tip led to the arrest and theft charge Friday of Ryan C. Burket, 28 of New Braunfels.
She said city staffers should be able to reproduce the marker texts by relying on file photos.
Police Capt. John McDonald didn't rule out the possibility Monday that others were involved in taking the plaques in recent weeks from Landa Park and other local sites.
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The letters had been ground off the recovered markers, police reported.
An owner of the recycling firm, which pays between $1.60 and $1.90 per pound for brass and bronze, said his staff didn't ask about the origin of the metal bought from the suspect.
"He'd cut it into small pieces," said the man, who identified himself only as Mr. Rodriguez. "We don't make inquiries" of customers into the origin of their precious metals.


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Bill O'Reilly says Glee could lead kids to experiment with being gay or transgender
'A lot of these dopey kids are confused about who they are'
This week's episode of Glee featured the show's first transgender character and Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly thinks this might lead some of the kids watching to experiment with their gender identity or sexuality.
'If you make the behavior of these people … if children hear it, unsupervised children, okay who don't have parents watching — they might go out and experiment with this stuff,' O'Reilly said on Thursday's (19 April) episode of The O'Reilly Factor. 'When I was a teenager and I saw James Dean smoking, it made me want to smoke. … A lot of these dopey kids are confused about who they are. They're confused.'
One of O'Reilly's guests, Judge Jeanine Pirro, tried to set him straight: 'Do you really think that this is the kind of thing that's contagious? That if kids see this they'll say, 'Gee, I want to be a girl and wear my mom's high heels?''
Another guest, Gretchen Carlson, co-host of the morning show Fox & Friends, was also on the panel. She said she didn't think watching Glee would 'suddenly make kids transgender,' but she believes the shows gay characters could lead to 'experimentation.'
'I wholeheartedly believe, in today's society, that kids are experimenting with homosexuality,' Carlson said. 'We see it in celebrities who maybe just do it on the side, and it may be drug-fueled…I totally agree with Bill that this causes kids to experiment. And if we didn't– why do we have any rules in society then if we don't try and set some parameters for our children to live their lives? I just think that this is way over the top.'
Pirro countered by saying: 'That's one of those things that you can't change about yourself because you think it's interesting.'
Carlson complained that by featuring a transgender character, Glee is 'pandering to the .3 percent of the population who consider themselves transgender.'
Pirro didn't disagree with Carlson's statistics but said the approximately 700,000 transgender people in the US could benefit by seeing themselves: 'What you've got are teens who have this problem who can watch this show, [teens] who are being bullied, who suffer from depression, kids who are more homeless statistically than other kids ultimately. They have someone to relate to. Make no mistake – this is about the reality of the world that we live in. This isn't make believe.'


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Holiday print orders and relisted "Presents" print [UPDATED]
In the meantime, this is just a quick note that Monday, November 30th, is the last day to order prints for delivery by Christmas. Of course you can still order prints after Monday, but they may not arrive in time for Christmas.
And speaking of Christmas, for the coming holiday I've re-listed the sold out Presents Opening Children print. I had set a small number of the original edition of 100 aside for future Christmases, and they're available now on the prints page [UPDATE: These are now sold out again!].
And one more note about prints: The price for prints is going to increase a bit starting January 1st, since I'm going to be busier with new projects and it's a lot of time and effort to fulfill all the print orders. To ensure quality I make, pack, and ship every print myself, and the steady stream of orders recently has been fairly time-consuming. So if you want any of the remaining prints at their current prices, be sure to order before the end of the year.
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Current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) magnetoresistance (MR) effects are often exploited in various state-of-the-art magnetic field sensing and data storage technologies. Most of the CPP-MR devices are artificial layered structures of ferromagnets and non-magnets, and in these devices, MR manifests, due to spin-dependent carrier transmission through the constituent layers. In this work, we explore another class of artificial layered structure in which multilayer graphene (MLG) is grown on a metallic substrate by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). We show that depending on the nature of the graphene-metal interaction, these devices can also exhibit large CPP-MR. Magnetoresistance ratios (>100%) are at least two orders of magnitude higher than "transferred" graphene and graphitic samples reported in the literature, for a comparable temperature and magnetic field range. This effect is unrelated to spin injection and transport and is not adequately described by any of the MR mechanisms known to date. The simple fabrication process, large magnitude of the MR and its persistence at room temperature make this system an attractive candidate for magnetic field sensing and data storage applications and, also, underscore the need for further fundamental investigations on graphene-metal interactions.
Magnetoresistance (MR), the change in electrical resistance of a solid-state system as a function of an external magnetic field, is a key effect in condensed matter physics, both for fundamental understanding of charge transport phenomena, as well as immense commercial implications [
MR in graphitic systems (single to a few layers of graphene and bulk graphite) has drawn significant attention in recent years. Both current-in-plane (CIP) and current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) geometries have been studied with various orientations of the external magnetic field [
Very recently, graphene has been integrated with ferromagnetic electrodes to realize novel hybrid magnetoresistance devices that work on the principle of spin-polarized carrier injection, transport and detection. For example, [
In most of the studies cited above, graphene samples have been prepared by either mechanical exfoliation [
Depending on the nature of the interaction, graphene-metal interfaces can be broadly classified into two categories: the physisorption interface and the chemisorption interface [
In this work, we report CPP-MR effects in multilayer graphene (MLG), CVD-grown on Ni and Cu substrates. As mentioned before, a chemisorption interface is formed in the former case, whereas a physisorption interface is formed in the latter case. In the CPP geometry, the charge carriers directly interact with the graphene-metal interface. We find a novel giant negative CPP-MR for MLG grown on Ni. Similar effects are absent for MLGs that are grown on Cu. Combined with the control experiments, graphene-substrate chemical interaction appears to play a key role behind the observed giant, negative MR effect.
This article is organized as follows. In the next section, we describe the experimental details, followed by presentation of the results and the discussion in
Device fabrication consists of the following steps. A schematic description of these steps is shown in
Multilayer graphene (MLG) has been grown on polycrystalline (predominantly (111), as shown in the XRD data in
MLG on copper foil has been acquired from ACS (Advanced Chemical Supplier) materials. The growth process of graphene on copper foil has been discussed in detail in the literature [
During the CVD process, MLG growth takes place on both sides of the substrate catalyst. To prepare the MLG-covered catalytic substrate for CPP measurement, we need to remove MLG from one of the planar surfaces. For this purpose, a protective polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) layer is coated on the top surface of the MLG, and the sample is subjected to oxygen plasma etching (
We have also prepared and tested several control samples in which the CVD-grown MLGs have been transferred on a separate substrate (described below). This is achieved by chemically etching the metal catalyst. Before this chemical etching step, the above-mentioned oxygen plasma etching needs to be performed, so that the etchant can come in contact with the metal catalyst and initiate the etching process.
The transfer of MLG has been performed as follows (see
Raman spectroscopy of epitaxially-grown MLG. (
However, despite the presence of multiple graphene layers, the 2D
The symmetric 2D peak of MLG-on-Cu samples remains unchanged, even after transferring the MLG on SiO2/Si, but slight asymmetry has been observed for the MLG transferred from Ni (
CPP resistance (
The large, negative MR described above cannot be explained by invoking the weak localization effect, which usually gives rise to weak, negative MR (CPP geometry) in graphene [
Another mechanism that can give rise to large, negative CPP MR is interlayer tunneling between the zero mode Landau levels of the constituent graphene layers [
The so-called "Bright model" [
We observe from
To investigate the role of defects, edge states and grain boundaries [
Absence of the D peak at the grain boundaries of MLG on Ni may seem surprising, since graphene, CVD-grown on Cu, is known to exhibit a significant D peak at the grain boundaries [
In our samples, the contact area is larger than the grain sizes mentioned above. Thus, in principle, CPP conduction can happen via the conductive edge states of these grain boundaries [
CPP MR effects have been studied in graphitic systems (HOPG, kish graphite,
To confirm the role of the MLG/Ni interaction, we have removed the Ni substrate in hot FeCl3 solution and have transferred the MLG on a Cu electrode. No chemical interaction between MLG and the copper electrode is expected in this sample. As shown in
To explore the MR response of the MLG that forms a
MR response of epitaxially-grown MLG on Cu Samples. (
The WL effect decreases with the number of layers in the MLG stack [
Thus, in conclusion, we have shown that MLG that are CVD-grown on Ni substrates exhibit a large, negative MR effect. Such effects have not been observed before in transferred graphene or graphitic samples. The observed negative MR disappears when the Ni-grown MLG is transferred on a separate electrode. This indicates that the Ni substrate, which forms a chemisorption interface with graphene, plays a crucial role in the observed effect. We have not observed a similar large MR effect in Cu-grown MLGs, in which case, the substrate forms a physisorption interface with MLG. The origin of large, negative MR in MLG on Ni devices is not completely understood at present. However, the large value of MR and its persistence at room temperature make this system a promising candidate for studying graphene-metal interactions and future technological applications in magnetic sensing and data storage.
Raman spectra have been acquired at room temperature using a Nicolet Almega XR Micro and Macro Raman Analysis System. Excitation laser wavelength has been set to 532 nm (2.33 eV) and the maximum power of 24 mW has been used for the spectroscopy study.
Raman spectra taken from various regions on grain boundaries of MLG-on-Ni are shown in
As mentioned in the main text, in case of MLG-on-Ni, fcc and hcp domains of the graphene are possible, depending on the adsorption geometry of the carbon atoms on Ni (111) surface [
We used AFM (Asylum Research, MFP-3D) under ambient conditions with a standard tetrahedral silicon tip (Olympus, OMCLAC160TS-W2) located at the end of a silicon cantilever to get surface roughness profile of CVD-grown MLG-on-Ni (
Atomic Force Microscopic image of CVD-grown MLG-on-Ni
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


text: You are here:HomeFind a CemeteryCemetery Details Cemetery Details Cemetery Details Map OOSTDUINKERKE COMMUNAL CEMETERY Print page 1234 OOSTDUINKERKE COMMUNAL CEMETERY See Casualty Records View Image Download Cemetery Plan Country:Belgium Locality:West-Vlaanderen Identified Casualties:149 GPS CO-Ordinates:Longitude:2.6951Latitude:51.12128 Location InformationOostduinkerke Communal Cemetery is located midway between Nieuwpoort (6 Kms) and Koksijde (3 Kms) on the N396 which connects Nieuwpoort to Koksijde via Oostduinkerke.From Nieuwpoort, Oostduinkerke village is approached via the N396 Nieuwpoortsteenweg. The Farazijustraat is the first right hand turning on reaching the village and leads for 600 metres to the cemetery itself, after joining onto the Andre Geryllaan. Visiting InformationOostduinkerke Communal Cemetery is open every day from 08.00 hrs to sun down.Please note that the Commission Plot within this cemetery is one of four Commission sites currently being used to demonstrate horticultural climate change adaptations.Wheelchair access to site possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on 01628 507200. Historical InformationThe British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany.Most of those Commonwealth servicemen buried at Oostduinkerke Communal Cemetery died in the heavy fighting along the Nieuport-Veurne-Dunkirk Canal, while covering the retreat of the British Expeditionary Force to Dunkirk in May 1940.The cemetery contains a plot of 180 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 31 of them unidentified.


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Despite trailing by two points at halftime and getting off to another less than desirable start on the court, the Detroit Pistons somehow managed to shake off the rust and defeat the Sacramento Kings 99-89.
Though he's been maligned plenty in 2013-14 season, Josh Smith had an excellent game, scoring 24 points and hit some clutch shots late down the stretch. Smith was also active on the glass collecting eight rebounds and was a leader and distributor on the floor.
Rodney Stuckey also played an important role off the bench, scoring 23 points in 32 minutes, and Andre Drummond collected 15 points and a low eight rebounds. For Sacramento, Rudy Gay scored 20 points and was the leading scorer. That didn't help the Kings shake the turnover blues, as they had 16 which led to Detroit scoring 13 fast break points. Collectively, that was the difference in the game.
After a three game losing streak, the Pistons got back to business on the defensive end and as a result, in the win column for one night.
Prime Time Piston: Josh Smith. Rarely has Smith been a leader on the court this season with regards to points and big shots, so it was refreshing to see him take a major role and act as a scorer and clutch player, especially down the stretch. After Brandon Jennings took a few shots at Smith the day before, it was a good statement for Smith to quietly step up his game.
Powerless Piston: Brandon Jennings. Again, Jennings had a pathetic night, scoring only five points. Worse, he was an average distributor of the ball, only chipping in six assists. It's been said before, but Jennings needs to step up his game. Since coming to Detroit, he's had far more down nights than up, and continues to struggle. Frankly, Jennings has no right to question Josh Smith when his game and leadership has been as bad or worse.
It Was Over When… Detroit put away the Kings with a late 6-0 flurry. Leading by 11, the Pistons got a bit lazy late in the fourth quarter and allowed Sacramento to cut the lead to 89-81. Then, Smith hit a clutch jumper and Willy Bynum made two big baskets to give Detroit some breathing room and allow them to put away the win.
Stat To Know: 6, the amount of points by Greg Monroe, which is his third lowest point total this season. As a whole, Detroit is 5-5 in games where Monroe doesn't score within double figures, showing it is possible for the team to win when "The Moose" doesn't put forth gigantic point efforts.
What's Next: The Pistons head north of the border for a game with the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.
Max DeMara is the editor at @detroitlions101 and a contributor for @Pistons_101 and @tigers_101. Follow each to connect with him there on Twitter.Tags: Basketball, Brandon Jennings, Detroit, Detroit Pistons, Greg Monroe, Josh Smith, NBA, Rodney Stuckey, Will Bynum


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Dubai auto spares trade worth Dhs21.62 billion in 2008
Dubai's automotive spare parts trading sector recorded an impressive growth year in 2008, achieving an increase of 18.67 per cent compared to the year before to reach Dhs21.62 billion in value, according to figures released by Dubai World's Statistics Department.
The data collected by the consulting arm of the group showed that auto spare parts import alone was worth Dhs13.63 billion in 2008, which marked 23.65% increase compared to the previous year. Exports were valued at Dhs454 million, an increase of 7.03 per cent, and re-exports at Dhs7.50 billion, growing by11.26 per cent.
The report has been released ahead of the Automechanika Middle East 2009, the region's leading trade fair for the automobile industry that will be held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from May 31 to June 3. The Statistics Department will be participating in the event for the third consecutive year, underscoring the importance of the automotive sector to Dubai's economy as a whole.
Saeed Alqaizi, Director of Group Procurement, Contracts, Statistics and General Administration, Dubai World, affirmed that the Statistics Department aims to have active participation in various exhibitions in order to increase the awareness on the importance of trade statistics and how they could be used for business planning.
Nassim Al Mehairi, Senior Manager of Statistics Department, will deliver a presentation with a detailed statistical report on the vibrant automotive sector at the conference, which is to be held as part of the Automechanika fair,
Al Mehairi said: "We are participating in Automechanika Middle East 2009 to gain a deeper understanding of the forces that drive the industry. It will be an opportunity for the Statistics Department to showcase its work and spread the message that a credible database, like the one we strive to create, is vital for the sustained growth of this market segment. The Statistics Department has a carefully designed mechanism to collect trade data, analyse it and share the results with the market players."
Japan continued to be the leading exporter of auto spare parts to Dubai. It topped the list with Dhs3.4 billion worth of spares exported to the emirate in 2008. It is followed by China (Dhs1.98 billion) and Germany (Dhs1.96 billion). "Export of auto spares from Dubai was also impressive last year, showing a clear growth compared to 2007 figures. Pakistan was the top destination, with Dhs51.20 million worth of spares exported there. Kuwait (Dhs40.68 million) was in second place, followed by the United Kingdom (Dhs34.29 million)," Al Mehairi said.
The top three re-export destinations in 2008 were Iran (Dhs2.63 billion), Iraq (Dhs706 million) and Russia (Dhs340 million).
Top Headlines
- Iran exports $188 million worth of cars and spare parts
- Statistics Department highlights Dubai's auto spare parts trade growth at Automechanika Middle East
- GCC imported $26 million worth of Australian auto parts in 2001
- Q1 2008 auto parts trade valued at AED 5.3 billion up 33%
- Dubai's direct trade in auto parts up 30% in 2007 to aed 18.2 billion


text: Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. ("PacBio" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: PACB) between October 27, 2010, and September 20, 2011, inclusive (the "Class Period") alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Complaint"). The case is entitled Primo v. Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., Case No. C-11-6599-CW (N.D. Cal.). If you wish to view a copy of the Complaint, discuss this action, or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please contact Timothy J. MacFall, Esquire or Noah R. Wortman, Case Development Director of Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., 919 North Market Street, Suite 980 Wilmington, Delaware, 19801 at (888) 969-4242, by e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com, or at: http://www.rigrodskylong.com/news/pacific-biosciences-of-ca-pacb. PACB is a development stage company that develops, manufactures, and markets an integrated platform for genetic analysis. The Company engages in commercializing a platform, single molecule, real-time technology (SMRT) for the detection of biological events. The Complaint asserts that, during the Class Period, defendants failed to disclose material adverse facts regarding the Company's overall operational and financial condition that were caused by significant problems with its third generation human genome sequencing technology. Defendants' failure to disclose these problems rendered their statements concerning the Company's financial condition and future prospects materially false and misleading which, in turn, artificially inflated the price of PacBio common stock during the Class Period. On August 5, 2010, JP Morgan downgraded its rating of PacBio due to a significantly lower projection of orders in 2012. It projected that PacBio would not become profitable until 2015, and it lowered its target price for PacBio shares down to $10. That day, August 5, 2011, shares of PacBio closed at $6.50, a decline of $3.40, or over 34%, on trading volume that was over two times greater than the previous day's. The next trading day, August 8, 2011, PacBio closed at $5.60, a decline of an additional $0.90, again on very heavy trading volume. In two trading days, PacBio stock lost $4.30, or over 43% of its value.


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M. Valerius Martialis
Iam clamor centumque viri densumque corona
vulgus et infanti Iulia tecta placent.
Already the hubbub and the Hundred Men and the dense encircling crowd and the Julian Hall please the infant.
Reprinted by permission of the publishers and the Trustees of the Loeb Classical Library from M. Valerius Martialis: Volume II. Books 6-10, Loeb Classical Library Vol. 95, translated by D.R. Shackleton Bailey, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, © 1993, by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. The Loeb Classical Library ® is a registered trademark of the President and Fellows of Harvard College.


text: Hi I am buying my first suit... Well I have an old suit that was bought for me many years ago and is a 42L. I was 20 and didnt know anything. My real size is 40R. Damn the salesman who sold that thing to me. I got what I thought was a good deal on a J. Crew Ludlow charcoal worsted wool suit last week on Black Friday, about 450 bucks. After reading a little bit on here, it seems that's not a great deal nor is it a very nice suit. I thought it fit reasonably well, but the lapel breaks in the chest which was bothering me. Took it to what I think is a really good tailor today and he said the suit is unbalanced. I thought that the chest was too tight causing the break but he showed me that the problem is really in the neck (it needs to be taken in which then allows the lapel to sit more flat on my chest. I'm guessing my shoulders are wide compared to my neck/traps causing the neck to bunch up?). Then I tried on another suit which I bought a couple of weeks ago and noticed the same problem so I'm returning it after my interview tomorrow (it's not very nice quality either, 300 bucks black Kenneth Cole New York from Macy's). Here are the options I'm considering: 1. Keep the J crew suit (I really like the quality for the price. Wool feels nice and the tailor was thought it was fairly good quality for the price) By the way, according to the tailor the suit is neither canvassed or half canvassed, it just has a chest piece in case you were curious. A. Get it completely re-cut with this tailor (for $450) but then I have a suit with what feels like to me nice wool that fits me perfectly. This is my least favorite option because it means I'm spending $900 on a suit... but it will basically be custom fitted B. Go to my quick and cheap tailor (Korean lady who runs a cleaners next door) and get her to take a little bit out of the neck which she says she does all the time. Don't know if I really trust her and don't want her to ruin the suit. 2. Buy this Benjamin Sartorial suit http://www.ehaberdasher.com/servlet/Detail?no=15433 Best quality I can probably get for the price, canvassed. Only problem here is the pants are 34 whereas I am definitely a 32. I know I can get it tailored but the width at the knees still annoys me. Also, what if I have the same problem with the break in the lapel and bunching up at the neck!? Then I'm back to square one. I guess I can can pay 450 to get it fit perfectly to me... I am buying this suit for interviews for medical residency but also would like to use it for whatever other life events (weddings, etc.) Don't plan on being much of a suit wearer. One suit is all I need for now, but I want it to be an awesome fitting suit. Also, grey or blue? I am white, black hair, dark complexion, skin closer to olive (people always think I am Italian). 6 feet tall, 170 lbs. looking for a slimmer fit Sorry for the long post but any help would greatly appreciated


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George Washington
A treatise on the human teeth: concisely explaining their structure, and cause of decay: to which is added, the most beneficial and effectual method of treating all disorders incidental to the teeth and gums; with directions for their judicious extraction, and proper mode of preservation: interspersed with observations, New York, 1801.
Author/Artist: Skinner, Richard Cortland (d. ca. 1834)
Type: Pamphlet
Topic: Dentistry
In his comprehensive work on dentistry, surgeon and dentist R. C. Skinner includes directions for pulling teeth. Skinner urges that only those with proper knowledge of both dental anatomy and the variety of instruments and their uses perform such extractions.


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Friday, March 8, 2013
Au Contraire
Shame on me. With the whole South Bend thing, I thought The Chief might not follow up regarding Maria Elena's "transgressions." But he is The Chief for a reason.
DOM broke the story and links Judge Moreno's order.
What I like most about the order is the "cc" list, which failed to include only:
-Santa Claus
-The Jedi Council
-Dean Wormer
-The Lone Ranger
-All others charged with enforcing Truth and Justice.
The order upholds the integrity of the Federal Bar. Methinks someone is in deep trouble.
Where is the Miami Herald on this story? This is the second significant newsworthy development it ignores.
N.B. Was that Judge Barzee Flores holding the flotation device at the Venetian Pool, on SFL's prior post?
33 comments:
GB, I think it is very important the Library be informed of this investigation.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 8, 2013 at 6:36 PM
Which library is it?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 8, 2013 at 10:15 PM
She needs to be sanctioned. Read this:ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 9, 2013 at 12:23 AM
People demonstrate incredible restraint when her picture is posted. Restores my faith in the maturity of the Bar.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 9, 2013 at 6:54 AM
@12:23am: that was the sweetest softest smoothest velvet glove slap evah. The mature Bar has taken notice that you were the first to bring it up. Thanks for playing.ReplyDelete
Nice Pic of Mary Barzee in prior post. I think I first saw it in Hector's office on the wall.ReplyDelete
- Pink Lipstick FanMarch 9, 2013 at 10:22 AM
MB- vavavavavommmmm!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 10, 2013 at 7:11 PM
The Herald. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 10, 2013 at 11:22 PM
Disbarred. No on can believe a word she says . There is little distinction between her and Shapiro . Who believes so much in a scumbag like Shapiro? It's strange.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 11, 2013 at 7:57 AM
Who IS this person? I think she likes the attention. And lechon asado.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Moreno is the Chief because he's a thug:ReplyDelete
John B. Thompson, J.D., M.A.
5721 Riviera Drive
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
March 14, 2013
All Members of Ad Hoc Committee for Attorney Grievance, to-wit:
Attorneys Payne, Becerra, Cartwright, Davis, Lindsey, McCabe, Olin, Rodriguez,
Burlington, Caridad, Gabrielle, Garcia-Linares, Gilmour, Kafka, Korchin, Lehr,
Stumphauzer, and Valle
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Miami, Florida Via e-mails to Committee's Respective Members
Re: Maria Elena Perez, Attorney for U of M Whistleblower Nevin Shapiro
Ten days ago Chief Judge Federico Moreno signed an Order referring to your Committee for "review" the conduct of attorney Maria Elena Perez in a matter pertaining to Nevin Shapiro's testimony as to alleged NCAA rules violations by the University of Miami.
The American Bar Association, with its historic McKay Commission Report, identified this type of disciplinary venturism as inappropriate and fraught with peril, as will be more fully explained below.
Additionally, this is not the first time that Judge Moreno has abused his judicial authority and violated the rights of United States citizens who happen to be lawyers in order to punish those who have blown the whistle on wrongdoing.
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2013 at 12:14 PM
A few years ago, I alerted Judge Adalberto Jordan here in the Southern District of Florida to trafficking in material of what Jordan himself called (his characterization) "obscenity." What did Judges Jordan and Moreno do? They referred me to your Ad Hoc Committee in order to try to intimidate me, a whistleblower, because my whistle blowing as to obscenity trafficking inconvenienced certain powerful entities near and dear to these two jurists. I was successful in making sure this abortion of justice was stillborn by proving that these two judges were acting without authority to do this, and the matter was dropped when I blew the whistle on this judicial nonsense.ReplyDelete
Chief Judge Moreno was not done with abusing his power as to me. Upon the specific direction of certain Deputy U.S. Marshals in the Ferguson Federal Courthouse, I hand-delivered an emergency motion to Judge Moreno's law clerk without incident. The next thing I know, I have other Deputy U.S. Marshals in my Coral Gables living room interrogating me about my "threat" to courthouse security by hand-delivering, per their own office's direction, my motion to chambers.
The Deputy U.S. Marshals who paid me this Judge Moreno-directed visit indicated they were embarrassed to be there because they knew I posed no threat to anyone, as indicated by the fact that at the very moment I could have acted upon any impulse to do harm to anyone, I pleasantly handed the emergency motion to Judge Moreno's law clerk, who thanked me for it.
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2013 at 12:15 PM
Not satisfied with the unsuccessful intimidation of the undersigned, conjured up because of the content of the motion not its means of delivery, Judge Moreno directed that in any subsequent visits to the federal courthouse, in which I had pending litigation, I would have to be accompanied by an armed Deputy Marshal. I would not even be allowed to file papers in the Clerk's Office without an armed escort.ReplyDelete
One of the Deputy Marshals said at the time: "Moreno is a total jerk. You ought to sue his a--." Those who have to deal with him know what is going on here.
And now Chief Judge Moreno has another person facilitating whistle blowing in his crosshairs by his dumping this matter onto your laps. Note, as to the Perez matter:
Federico Moreno is a graduate of the University of Miami Law School, whose alma mater's interests are obviously involved in this matter in which Ms. Perez has assisted her client in providing the NCAA information as to its Athletic Department's alleged rules violations.
Judge Moreno's wife is also a graduate of "The U." At least six of the members of your Ad Hoc Committee, according to public records, are graduates of the University of Miami, with one among you teaching there.
None of you with these institutional connections to "The U" can serve on this Committee as to this matter. Judge Moreno, if he wanted a fair result and just as importantly, if he wanted the appearance of a fair result, would have properly recused himself from this matter given his and his wife's ties to "The U." He should have asked another judge with no such ties to ponder a possible referral. But, no, this might result in an unacceptable result.
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2013 at 12:15 PM
Even the wording of the Order of Reference gives Judge Moreno away. He begins by reciting another earlier matter altogether pertaining to Ms. Perez in order to make the unfair, unwarranted implication that Ms. Perez has likely acted unethically. It is a smear. It is a transparent poisoning of the well.ReplyDelete
Note further in that regard that the language in the Order is loaded, loaded with the assumption that Ms. Perez has likely acted improperly:
"Recently the Court has learned that Ms. Perez has engaged in conduct that warrants additional review by the Committee." Not "alleged conduct." Not alleged conduct that "may warrant" review. And not de novo review, but rather "additional review," with the intended inference to be drawn by your Committee that Judge Moreno has already reviewed the matter (he has not) and that you are welcome to agree with his obvious findings of guilt in that regard after a further review that he implies occurred but did not occur.
We're in Alice in Wonderland country, folks: First, you're guilty, then we shall have a trial.
And in the penultimate paragraph of the Order, Judge Moreno does not give your Committee the option not to review the matter, as that threshold question is properly left for the Committee and not for the Judge. You must engage your regulatory gears.
You would think an Article III judge who happens to be, of all things, the Chief Judge of this District Court, would be more sensitive to the rights of a successful lawyer, not the least of which is the right to be presumed innocent. Judge Moreno has all but brazenly said she is guilty. That is the only reasonable inference to be drawn.
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2013 at 12:16 PM
I have something else in common with Mr. Perez, which explains in large part why I write, as a former attorney, to alert you that you are being led down the primrose path by a Chief Judge who has an undisclosed but identifiable agenda he is pursuing:ReplyDelete
I too have twice, years apart, been interviewed and interrogated by the NCAA as to what I knew and know of rules violations by this at times out-of-control school. I love the performance of "The U's" athletic teams on the field. I do not love the lack of institutional control that Randy Shannon and before him Dennis Erickson, and others, exploited.
So I told the NCAA what I knew. Ask Butch Davis if he wished he had listened to me rather than the University when he was contemplating coming to coach here. I had told the NCAA what I knew. Butch Davis had to live with what the NCAA knews and the University did not tell him before he came here.
In short, there seems to be within the psyche of some humans the compulsion to punish those who are bearers of bad news, especially when it is grounded in fact. That is why we have state and federal laws protecting whistleblowers.
Ms. Perez is now the target of that impulse as I have been, targeted by the very same Chief Judge whose ties, along with his wife's, disqualify him from all of this. The larger incestuous relationship between this District Court and the University of Miami could not be closer and more impactful upon the rights of certain people who inconvenience that "Club." Judge Adalberto Jordan is sitting now on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals because of his skill, yes, but also in large part because of the influence of this "Club."
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2013 at 12:16 PM
You all get caught up in the gyrations of this Club at your expense and more importantly at the expense of the practice of law in this part of the world. United States Supreme Court Justices have repeatedly stated that just as important as the "independence of the judiciary" is the "independence of the bar." Lawyers must be free to pursue the truth zealously. Zeal can serve justice. What did Ms. Perez do? She helped a whistleblower tell the truth. How awful of her!ReplyDelete
And what would Judge Moreno have you do in response to her helpful zeal? He would have you proceed on the cleverly crafted assertion that Ms. Perez is guilty of something. It is he who is guilty of stacking the deck, with you as the cards to be played, against her.
Where is U of M President Donna Shalala in all of this? She should want the whole truth, all the facts, told to the NCAA by whatever means. That is what she said initially. But what is she saying now. This is from Fox Sports:
"Did you see what she [Shalala] said? She isn't even denying Miami's sleazy involvement with Shapiro. Instead she is taking the classic defense: My accuser has no credibility."
It is now shoot the messenger and shoot the messenger's lawyer. How absolutely foolish.
Yesterday the world got a new Pope. Pope Francis, as a priest, as an archbishop, and as a cardinal, spoke often and eloquently of the corruption of entrenched powers and bureaucracies. His Jesuit training taught him that truth. He takes his name from St. Francis, who took the entrenched power of the Roman Catholic Church head-on. Judge Moreno and you all would do well to ponder all of this, for in identifying the self-serving of those in power, we are reminded of that Jesus of Nazareth saw that and dealt with that in the Pharisees of His day.
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2013 at 12:17 PM
Ms. Perez has sought to serve the truth here. What will you serve?ReplyDelete
Finally, a word about what the American Bar Association has had to say about disciplinary stunts like this one:
In 1992 the American Bar Association received from its duly-appointed McKay Commission a Report entitled "Lawyer Regulation for a New Century." It concluded that state bar disciplinary structures that allow lawyers rather than purely judicial officials to participate in any fashion whatsoever in bar discipline are fatally flawed and prone to political influence and corruption.
The first and most important listed recommendation of the ABA's McKay Report, which was adopted by the ABA's House of Delegates, is that there MUST NOT be disciplinary committees such as yours making preliminary or subsequent findings as to alleged lawyer misconduct. Why? Because lawyers have loyalties that infect, pollute, and derail fair inquiries into alleged lawyer misconduct. The ABA says there must be a "Chinese Wall" constructed between lawyers and lawyer discipline. Period.
The Florida Bar has chosen to ignore this finding of the ABA, as The Florida Bar has well-connected Bar Governors sitting on each and every Grievance Committee. This fatal flaw is why Florida is one of the very few state bars that has refused to have an audit by the ABA of its disciplinary bar-infected structures.
This Ad Hoc Committee is even worse than ABA-indicted Florida Bar: You have eighteen well-connected lawyers deciding the fate of Ms. Perez, with not even any public members sitting on your latter-day Star Chamber.
Judge Moreno knows that. That is why he did not want The Florida Bar to initially act on this, because its result might be favorable to Ms. Perez. He know that The Bar can't have a probable cause determination by his May 8, 2013 deadline he has imposed upon you.
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2013 at 12:17 PM
It is not possible to conjure up an Ad Hoc or any other kind of Committee that violates more clearly the findings and recommendations and warnings of the ABA. That is why Moreno has pressed you into service.ReplyDelete
In fact, what Judge Moreno initially has done is even worse than anything even the McKay-violative Florida Bar would do to Ms. Perez in another regad. Bar complaints in Florida are mandated by Bar Rules to be confidential until and unless there is a probable cause finding by a Grievance Committee, which structure is clearly analogous to what your Committee is.
But what has Moreno done as to this confidentiality rule? He has signed an unsealed order telling the entire world (read the national news coverage as to this Order) that Ms. Perez has likely acted improperly. If she is exonerated, as she should be but now may not be, where does she go to get her reputation back?
No, Judge Moreno chose to enter an unsealed order, copied ominously to the "Florida Bar," so that the whole world would be informed of her new regulatory troubles for helping the NCAA get to the bottom of what was going on at the University of Miami.
One more thing needs to be said, which is so obvious that it can be overlooked and not remarked upon:
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What I and others do know is that you on the Committee are being pressed into service, by judicial fiat, to serve the troubled interests of the University of Miami.
I suggest you respectfully tell the overreaching Chief Judge that he is guilty of "unnecessary roughness" and "unsportsmanlike conduct." Throw the flag on this guy. It's time somebody did.
Former Chief Judge Zloch's suggestion that Chief Judge Moreno should resign was a prescient one, it seems. Leave the whistleblowers and their attorneys alone. Have we not more important things to address in this District, in this country, at this time?
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We obtained blood samples from an ongoing 18-year monthly longitudinal mark-recapture study at three sites in Montana (
To prevent cross-contamination, RNA extractions were conducted in a separate class II biosafety cabinet with biosafety level-3 precautions. We handled all PCR amplicons in a separate laboratory with equipment and supplies solely dedicated to their analyses. PCR amplicons were genetically distinct (data not shown), and most closely matched those from mice sampled previously from the same region.
We found evidence that males are more likely to be circulating RNA in their blood as compared to females. Future research should explore the relationship of the immunological, physiological, and ecological factors that can influence the pattern of infection, including the role of testosterone and estrogen and their relationship to hantavirus transmission-related behaviors and host immunology and pathology in deer mice. Also, further study should focus on exploring viral RNA and antibody levels, as well as other related immune system components, in response to natural SNV infection in males and females to understand the relevant roles of each sex in the maintenance of SNV transmission in the wild.
We thank the private ranch owners and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes for access to their properties. Numerous individuals provided valuable assistance in the field including C. Richardson, K. Richardson, S. Carver, and V. Siragusa. We thank C. Shipp for valuable laboratory assistance.
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P20GM103474 and the Viral Special Pathogens Branch, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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