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Annual Technology Survey – Frequently-Asked Questions
In prior years, we reported on the number of "standards-based computers". How is that data being gathered this year?
Instructional devices that are reported with updated operating systems (newer than Windows XP and Mac OS 10.4.x) with 1 GB or more of RAM, screen size of 10" or larger, and screen resolution of 1024x768 will be counted as "standards-based computers".
Do we need to report on the number of administrative computers, or educators with email accounts this year?
No, since prior surveys have indicated that virtually all educators now use a standards-based computer and have a district-provided email account, we are no longer collecting that data.
Do we need to report on student technology literacy or educator technology proficiency this year?
No, that data is no longer required by the federal government, so it is not being collected this year.
My high school is the district demarc to connect to the Internet, and the district office is connected to it via our WAN. How should I answer the question, "Does this building have a Wide-Area Network (WAN) link to your district office or Internet demarc?"
Answer the question Yes, and indicate the speed (e.g., 1 GB or higher) of the WAN connection between the high school and the district office
Should districts count iPod touches as Tablets? Or just iPads and iPad minis?
Only the iPads and iPad minis should be counted as instructional tablets, while iPod touches could be reported in this optional question: "List other district-owned wireless handheld devices that you make available for instructional use".
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Lois from Pennsylvania writes:
How can I add Paint to the Windows Vista 'Send To' menu?
Thanks for the question, Lois. I hope the steps below work as well for you as they did for me. After writing this, I did a search on the subject and found a frequently repeated solution that required administrative approval to complete the process. For me, the procedure below went as simply as described, with no system interference. This should also work in Windows 7 but–when this was written–there was no access to that OS. However, XP instructions can be found at the end of the article.
First, copy the following and paste it into Start/Search.
Then, click the Send To folder link, opening the folder.
Then, without closing this folder, return to Search and find Paint (All Programs>Accessories). Or, you can just type the word Paint into search. Either way, right-click on Paint and select Copy from the menu.
Return to the already open Send To folder and select Paste from the right-click context menu.
And there it is.
Find an image file you'd like to send to Paint, right-click, and choose Paint from the menu.
The image will now open in Paint.
In XP, bring up Run with the keyboard shortcut Win+R (holding the Windows key and the R key). In Run, type sendto and tap the Enter key or click OK. That will open the Send To folder. From that point, the copy/paste instructions above should lead to the same outcome.
By the way, for opening image files, Paint should be included by default in the Open With option of the right-click context menu in all 3 operating systems.
Thanks again for the clear and concise question, Lois. I hope the answer was equally clear.
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It has become a settled conviction in my mind that you have to wait for bonefish.
I saw a little splash, and a big white tail of a bonefish stick out of the water.
We had been under the impression that it was almost impossible to feel the bonefish bite.
And it is a fact that the bonefish guides at Metacumbe did not let any one get a line on their methods.
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|2004N-0181 - Critical Path Initiative; Establishment of Docket
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|National Electrical Manufacturers Association
|Device Association
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| July 28, 2004
Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305)
Food and Drug Administration
5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061
Rockville, MD 20852
RE: Docket No. 2004-N-0181
Dear Sir/Madame:
This letter comes in response to the request by FDA, as set forth in the Federal Register Notice, 69 FR 21839, April 22, 2004, for the identification of the most pressing and/or technical hurdles causing major delays and other problems in the drug, device and/or biologic development process, as well as proposed approaches for solutions to these problems.
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) is the largest U.S. trade association representing the U.S. electroindustry. The Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy Systems Division represents over 90% of the market for x-ray imaging, CT, radiation therapy, magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine imaging, diagnostic ultrasound and medical imaging informatics equipment.
On March 16, 2004, FDA released a report entitled Innovation/Stagnation: Challenge and Opportunity on the Critical Path to New Medical Products. In this report, FDA has recognized that there are significant hurdles which exist in the product development process which have a crucial impact on the pace at which technological discoveries can be translated into development of medical products. The report describes ways in which the product development process, the "critical path," could be modernized to make the product development process more predictable with less cost.
NEMA wishes to commend FDA in acknowledging the importance of the product development process as a critical variable in terms of the speed at which these discoveries can be brought to market. We are encouraged that FDA is seeking the input of stakeholders to help identify and prioritize the most critical medical product development problems, and those areas which should be explored for potential solutions.
As set forth above, NEMA manufacturers produce a broad array of diagnostic imaging and therapeutic equipment, and are thus critical stakeholders in the product development process. Product design and validation procedures, among others, play a critical role in the product development process. One of the most problematic areas for medical imaging device manufacturers is the lack of an efficient regulatory pathway for use of
| magnetic resonance and diagnostic ultrasound devices with contrast agents.
The absence of a clear and straightforward pathway in this area has created serious impediments in the product development process for bringing these important technologies to market for the benefit of patients. We look forward to sharing our views on this vital issue with you in greater detail in the future.
NEMA will be holding a meeting in August to discuss the FDA Critical Path Initiative. We intend in the next few months to provide our views to you on identifying both critical path hurdles and potential solutions for review and discussion.
Although the initial deadline for comments will expire on July 30, 2004, we understand that the July date is simply the concluding date for the first iteration of comments, and that stakeholders will have ample opportunities subsequent to this date to provide their views to you once a mechanism has been established by FDA. NEMA wishes to express its interest in providing input and opening up an ongoing discussion with you on these issues as the process unfolds in the coming months.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions. I can be reached at (703) 841-3248.
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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
a lovely hotel to just relax and enjoy the ambience!
comfort price
Hotel room was very neat and room services was quick which is very important not to have to wait when you're hungry!it was peaceful and quiet and the booking in and out process when smoothly and effeceintly! Nothing to complain about everything was great!
Everything , from check-in to check-out. just one very pleasurable experience. Only problem I had that there is no halaal cataering for Muslims
They see to your every need and accommadate you for anything and everything you need.
Staff very good with my 9 year old son Went for manicure which was very expensive but was disappointed in result. Also service in laguna lounge extremely slow and expensive.
Luxurious accomodation with a distinctly upmarket atmosphere. Food excellent with helpful and pleasant staff.
the best breakfast and very friendly staff-they even remembered our anniversary and gave us shampagne for the room Too expensive for SA residents! (especially the room service facility and hotel menu)
Size of room. Friendlyness of retaurant staff. Pakrking too far from entrance (and I won't let anyone else drive my car, even if it's only for a short distance). There were golf carts all over the place (which were operated by hotel staff), but we were not even offered a lift to the entrance.
The friendliness of the staff.
Host was very friendly and went out of her way to make me comfortable. They serve the most delicious breakfast, in particular their fruit salad. What I liked is that I was fully orientated to the guesthouse and invited to sit in the lounge because my room was very small. I cannot complain about it, because I paid a very low price for it. I received a complimentary upgrade on my last night. The hostess was anazing The decor in the small room
Hotel room was lovely and spacious and the location was perfect
Great value for money. Found on the web and was my first choice. No complaints.
Harbour House is extremely central and very convenient for whale watching, restautants, shopping, walking on the hermanus coastal paths. The fact that you dont need to get into your car for the above is fantastic.
The view from our apartment, the standard of the hotel is very good and its so close to the shops and sea.
the location of the hotel to the town/bay was very appealing. we were disappointed in the bathroom facilities of our room, as there were problems with the shower and bath that could have been avoided and corrected by the staff
Perfect location. Stunning modern room with quality finishes made one feel special. Kitchenette a bonus. Easy access to our room. No complaints at all. I have already recommended it to friends and family and I have to do the booking for one couple.
The room was very very elegant and comfortable nothing
The stylist room , we loved the decor , the views from the room , also a nice private feeling to the hotel we loved it.
We had a lovely room with a balcony with amazing views of the sea and mountains and coastline in the distance. It was well equipped with a huge plasma tv, a huge bed, nice decor and a kitchen area. From our bed we could see Southern right whales playing in the sea - you couldn't ask for more!
Location, Cleanliness
The room was very comfortable and the staff very helpful with arranging take aways and taxis to restaurants The front rooms were over the breakfast area and there was a smell of fried breakfasts from early on
Friendly and efficient staff,very well located
Everything was perfect. Staff is very kind and very helpful
the charme of the guest house is extraordinary; the flat we had was spacious and the breakfats just over the street was excellent the noise from the place just aside during the night, nevertheless the nice location compensated a lot for it
Comfortable, good location Noise from Whale Festiva was disturbing
Very attractive building, most helpful staff, beautiful breakfast setting, fantastic location Small leak on bathroom floor
Very nice guest house. Excellent breakfast at restaurant next door.
It is a beautiful building and the gardens and swimming pool area are lovely. It is perfectly located on the Hermanus beach front beside the cliff walks/harbour and within walking distance of all facilities. We stayed in the penthouse apartment and there are good views from the balcony towards the town and the sea. Lovely to sit there in the evening. One member of our family had a poolside room which was very comfortable. Breakfast is served at the restaurant across the road. Excellent and very friendly attentive staff and cannot fault the restaurant, breakfast menu, food or the staff. We stayed in the 3-bed penthouse apartment and the general opinon was that the interior is a wee bit "tired". For comfort, the apartment would benefit from either ceiling fans or air conditioning in the bedrooms, especially the back bedroom which was too hot for comfort. Two of the bedrooms share a separate toilet and shower room and there is an ensuite in the master bedroom. Apart from air coniditioning or fans, the penthouse is comfortable and spacious and ideal for an overnight stop for a family or a group of friends.
Excellent location and lovely ambiance throughout the building. Staff very pleasant. Glad I picked up their brochure 2 yrs ago when in Hermanus Bay
Auberge Burgundy has definately lost its touch ! No flowers in the room, no chocolates, no bottled water - very dissapointing compared to 6 years ago ! They have stagnated - very sad.
Nato. He was a great host!!! He went above and beyond with everything. Would love to come back and stay at this establishment.
We found the owners very welcoming and friendly and appreciated the African themed decor of the public spaces. The view from our balcony of the sea and the mountains was spectacular and well worth paying a little extra for. We thought the room and particularly the bathroom, looked rather tired and could do with up-dating.
The staff are extreemely helpful and friendly, rooms were clean but basic however they were substantial. Value for money. Could do with a bit of updating and was a bit basic but was substantial. You will need a car as it's a good bit out of Hermanus. Breakfast could have been bigger.
The hotel was in a quiet location. Staff were very disorganised. rooms came family when we asked for twin. bog standaard accomadation and had to ask for breakfast as no-one in dining room. also over charged for room as the owner did not know how much booking.com had taken for the reservation
Easy access in and out of the hotel. Manager was very friendly and hospitable. Closeness to the beach. The wooden floorboards, although very nice, unfortunately amplify the steps of the neighbouring guests as they walk back and forth around their room.
Although we were there for one night, it was just what we needed! Right by the beach, and wonderful staff!
very friendly management, breakfast not big, but well prepared and presented
Staff is extremely friendly! The rooms are very old fashioned! For those interested in old fashioned furniture this hotel is highly advisable! For younger couples I would advise a different location.
The staff was very friendly and helpfull,the in-house resturant's food was great. The only thing that was off putting,was the two single beds made into a double bed,for a couple they must have a double or kingsize mattress on the two single beds,when put together.
The decor of the public areas was amazing as was our room. Lovely breakfast with ocean view. We stayed with another couple who did not have the same standard accommodation. The attentive service in the restaurant in the evening was quite overpowering and we felt we could not relax.
Room towels, tolet did not work properly, poor room service
Location. Very good location for whale watching.
Attention to detail
Although we only stayed for 1 night, we had a very enjoyable time. The room/bathroom was very clean and the bed very confortable. Will definitely stay at your hotel again when we visit Hermanus. N.A.
The friendly and incredibly helpful staff. We were so impressed by Misty Waves.
Hotel has ideal situation with excellent outlook and easy access on foot to local shopping and restaurant facilities with additional advantage of a good in house restaurant.
Efficient staff Photos on website gave impression of much larger premises
Not a lot. Rooms were small and very dated and the general repair of the hotel was poor. A refurbishment is urgently needed!
The beautiful view! Limited TV channels in the room, had to go to TV room to watch better channels
out of time
The old english feel, the breakfast, the sea view No DSTV
This is THE location in Hermanus to see whales from your bedroom. Good breakfast, superb views and location. this is a tired hotel. Smoking is allowed in mnay parts of the hotel with the accompanying smell which permeates not only these areas but others in the hotel. Having said that, there is a non-smoking lounge and many non-smoking bedrooms although check-in staff tend to ignore requests for non-smoking accommodation.The rooms are decorated in a spartan style and would benefit from some paintings or photographs. do NOT take a mountain view. The rooms are in a separate building across the car park at the rear and back onto a parade of shops and there is no mountain view!
No aircons in the room, Stuffy bathrroom; small room; not enough tables in the breakfast area - had to wait; too expensive for what you are gettting; no DSTV
Activities away from hotel Such a huge bathroom with no shower was just not on
good price, clean and comfortable
Magnificent location looking directly at the beach over a very minor road. The seaview rooms give extraordinary views of the surf crashing onto the rocks, and (best with binoculars, and in season) the whales. Everything else about the hotel (room facilities, breakfasts, staff etc) was also fine. The hotel did not appear to adhere to the terms and conditions quoted on Booking.com at the time of our booking. These stated under 'deposit': '50 percent of the total amount will be charged at least 15 days prior to arrival', leading us to expect that the remaining 50% would be taken later during our stay. In fact, 100% was taken immediately after booking, which was more than a month before the booked date. Potential customers should be aware of this possibility, and budget accordingly.
the view a bit old,needs a revamp
I liked the location and the facilities I reserved two rooms and they had only one ready and the hotel was full. I had to wait one hour after they added two additional beds to the available room. I asked the staff to book a table at the hotel restaurant and when we arrived they had not a reservation for us. We had to wait again until they had a table available. Very poor service.
Facility abd staff outstanding ...location could not be better Nothing
Starting with a very warm welcome we were attended to very professionaly during our. The facilities were of a high standard and service was excellent. We could not have asked for a better setting to enjoy the sea view that the hotel is renowned for and the whales also came to the party.
I found everybody very helpful and the Seafood resturant excellent
The position is excellent. The public rooms and the food is really good. The pool area is fine. The top management was ineffectual.
Location and facilities. We had a small issue which was resolved immediately and we had a free upgrade. The restaurant food was excellent and the staff were attentive to your every need. Our stay was too short - we had only booked one night!!!!
Outstanding service, wonderful location, tastefully appointed
Staff were very friendly & made us feel very welcome.
we loved the whole vibe of the hotel
Interior decor, location and food
Brilliant location overlooking sea. Saw whales every day in early December. Staff very friendly and helpful. A great hotel but it isn't cheap. Hermanus is a lovely small town with plenty of arty/ crafty shops and boutiques and fabulous walks along the cliffs. The influx of italians on a Hylton Ross overnight stay - they are so rude and almost flattened us as they barged in with their cases - and the noise!
The price, was very good value
pleasant quiet room with a large bath room, nice little garden, good location
The place is situated on a central position. Employees were assisting at all time and serviced us with a warm-welcoming smile. And our little one was entertained by the small dog 'Jack" his name if am not mistaken.
Beautiful decorated garden, very friendly staff, perfect recommendations for restaurants in the area, very clean and tidy rooms, adorable breakfast. noisy ventilation in the bathroom when light has been switched on
The owner/hostess provided good company and interesting conversation as well as comfortable accommodation and beautifully presented as well as wholesome breakfast. Close to cliff walk, Heated pool hard to find without map of the town
The staff at the hotel are really nice and Max the little dog is great, he greets you on your return. The place feels really homely we really enjoyed our stay, great walks into town along the cliffs, if you did see whales you must be unlucky. Really nice place.
The room is big and clean, the breakfast is very good. At 6 pm the owner called us to tell that we had to reach the hotel for check in as soon as possible as she had to leave... It would have been better to know in advance that we couldn't arrive after a certain time.
The location, the friendliness of staff, the ambience of the dining room and lounge, the heated pool and garden, the cleanliness, the excellent breakfasts. We had a great stay The shower nozzle kept falling out (of the hook above the bath), the cupboard did not lock as there was no catch on the inside of the cupboard door, and the bath towels were too small. These were the only things needing correction -- everything else was in order
Superb location for whale watching. The luxury 1st floor suites give great views over Walker Bay. Good access to coastal path and town. Breakfast was excellent and served by friendly staff. Additional lounge and sitting areas are nice. Manager helpful with advice. For a 5 star rating the bedroom was a litle tired looking.
The owner was very professional and helpful Found that it lacked basic business needs--lack of phones in rooms, no internet access, no printing capability, small TV and limited viewing choices. The room was small relative to the picture on the net
Location, Location, Location! Quality accomodation...excellent style.
Excellent location - great breakfasts and friendly staff.
Very good facilities all round and we appreciated all the free fruit and drinks. The breakfasts were particularly good. We had problems with the venetian blinds and they let a lot of light into the room in the early hours.
It is a spectacular place right on the cliff and you can spot whales in front of the house. Its a very charming building with a "colonial" flair. Breakfast is cooked to order plus a big buffet. We rented the big apartment because everything else was booked out. It is classified as 5* but it is a B&B not to be confused with a real 5* hotel. Apartment was huge but rather expensive for what you get. What we missed most was proper heating as it was very cold at nights.
The position on the headland was excellent and the breakfasts were very good. Our room needed a little updating and the swimming pool area was smaller than expected.
Five minutes walk to the coast to watch the whales.Walking distance to restaurants /shops complex.
Lovely home away from home. delicious breakfasts. loved the wifi. great location. very friendly and helpful staff. none -
Great location, lovely rooms, very good breakfast, professional and gentle staff.
Excelent staff, great location and best breakfast in Hermanus. No.
cliff walks. Food in restaurants in town o
Comfortable , relaxing, good energy- home from home
As we went to Hermanus for the whale watching the location of this hotel was ideal.The friendliness and willingness to help was excellent. Better than reviews suggest
This was a very clean, smart, comforable hotel. Bathrooms very well stocked and up-to-the minute design. Breakfast superb in balcony room overlooking sea. Nothing
there was considerable attention to detail. it was beautiful and so comfortable. one of the best places I have ever stayed at. n/a
Friendly welcome, imaginative breakfast, great views


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A severe thunderstorm ripped through a minor league baseball game Monday afternoon in Richmond, Va., and demolished the left field wall.
Central Virginia was in the midst of a tornado warning when the storm blew threw the Richmond Diamond, home of the Class AA Richmond Flying Squirrels, a San Francisco Giants affiliate.
Winds gusted to at least 60 mph and tore through the outfield fence, cancelling the game against the New Britain Rock Cats with two outs in the top of the eighth inning. The Rock Cats won 6-2.
There were approximately 4,500 fans at the game. No injuries were reported.
"Baseball brings you a lot of different things a lot of different days. This is certainly nothing we had ever seen," Flying Squirrels vice president and chief operating officer Todd Parnell told CBS 6 in Richmond. "The main thing is everyone is safe. We can fix the outfield wall."
Parnell said the team has nine days to repair the damaged fence before the Squirrels next home game on July 4.
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Meet Results
PRINCETON, N.J. - A week after they claimed the Heps title, the University of Pennsylvania 4x800-meter relay team won the IC4A championship on Sunday at Princeton's Weaver Stadium. Meanwhile, senior Darryll Oliver and freshman Maalik Reynolds each claimed silvers as the Penn men's track and field team finished ninth as a team at the 2011 Outdoor IC4A Championships.
Of the 52 teams that scored, the Quakers cracked the top 10 with 27 points. The ninth-place showing was the best finish for the Red and Blue since the 2006 team placed third. Duke won the 2011 IC4A Outdoor team title with 74.50 points, followed by George Mason's 61 points and Albany's 55 points.
First-team All-Ivy recipients, Robby Harwood, Matt Chylak, James Finucane and Brian Fulton won their second straight postseason title in the 4x800 relay. The foursome, which consists of a freshman, a sophomore and two juniors, beat Fordham to the finish line with a winning time of 7:25.59. Oliver filled in during the prelims on Saturday for Finucane, who ran in the 1,500 meters that afternoon. The Quakers won their heat and easily posted the meet's best qualifying time - topping the rest of the field by more than two seconds.
Oliver scored as an individual on Sunday with a second-place finish in the 800 meters. A 2010 NCAA Quarterfinalist in the event, Oliver posted his top two times of the season this weekend. On Saturday, he won his heat and was second among qualifiers with a time of 1:49.62. On Sunday, he was better and finished a half-stride away from claiming the IC4A title. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native stopped the clock at 1:48.46, just five-tenths of a second off of a personal best and behind VMI's Felix Katur.
Reynolds, the 2011 indoor IC4A champion, was the runner-up in the high jump at 2.18 meters (7 feet, 1 1/4 inches). He was one of six competitors remaining when the bar was raised to 2.14 meters. However, when the Atlanta, Ga., native cleared that height on his second attempt, there was just one other jumper remaining. They both cleared the next height, but Reynolds, who has never finished lower than second as a collegian, hit the bar on all three attempts at 2.21 meters to place as the runner-up.
Sophomore hurdler Tim Carey also scored for the Quakers. He qualified for the finals of the 400-meter hurdles with a preliminary time of 52.47 to place third in his heat and seventh among the finalists. In the IC4A championship race on Sunday, he finished eighth with a time of 53.87.
Next up, in each event, the top 48 times and marks in the East region qualify for the first round of the NCAA Championships. The full list of qualifiers will be announced next week. The NCAA East Preliminary Round is scheduled for May 26-28 on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. For a complete list of the top East Region marks and times, click here.
Penn at the IC4A's
110-Meter Hurdles: 16-Barry (14.75)
400-Meter Hurdles: 8-Carey (52.47p, 53.87f)
400 Meters: 13-Rosenthal (48.00)
800 Meters: 2-Oliver (1:49.62p, 1:48.46f)
1,500 Meters: 17-Cunningham (3:53.42), 27-Finucane (3:58.25)
5,000 Meters: 14-Grau (14:22.00), 21-Paez (14:28.74)
4x100 Relay: 11-Penn (41.81)
4x800 Relay: 1-Penn (7:27.56p, 7:25.59f)
High Jump: 2-Reynolds (2.18m)
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Environmental Decision Memo for Food Contact Notification No. 000033
Return to inventory listing: Inventory of Environmental Impact Decisions for Food Contact Substance Notifications or
the Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substance Notifications.
See also Environmental Decisions.
Date: April 28, 2000
From: Program Specialist, Environmental Review Team (ERT)
Division of Product Manufacture and Use (HFS-246)
Subject: Premarket Notification FCN No. 000033 - Silica for Use as Components of Silicone Paper Coatings
Notifier: Dow Corning Corporation
Midland, Michigan 48686
To: Division of Petition Control (HFS-215)
Attention: Julius Smith
Through: Team Leader, ERT
Attached is our Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the above cited Premarket Notification. The FONSI and the notifier's Environmental Assessment, dated April 24, 2000, should be made public when this notification becomes effective.
Please let us know if there is any change in the identity or use of the food contact substance that would be inconsistent with the identity and use described in the FONSI.
Sylvia G. Matson
Finding of No Significant Impact
A Premarket Notification (FCN No. 000033) submitted by Dow Corning Corporation, for Silica, [(dimethylvinylsilyl)oxy] and [(trimethylsilyl)oxy]- modified used as components of silicone paper coatings that may contact food.
The Environmental Review Team has determined that allowing this notification to become effective will not significantly affect the quality of the human environment and therefore will not require the preparation of an environmental impact statement. This finding is based on an environmental assessment, dated April 24, 2000, that was prepared by the notifier.
Prepared by: ___________________________________________ Date: April 28, 2000
Sylvia G. Matson, Program Specialist
Environmental Review Team
Division of Product Manufacture and Use
Office of Premarket Approval
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
Approved by: ____________________________________________ Date: April 28, 2000
Buzz L. Hoffmann, Ph.D., Team Leader
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Office of Premarket Approval
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A spokesman for the Division of Parole says the star's killer Mark Chapman has been informed that his interview had been rescheduled for early September.
The parole hearing for John Lennon's killer has been postponed until September. Mark Chapman was convicted of murdering The Beatles legend in New York in 1980 and he was sentenced to 20-years-to-life behind bars.
The 55-year-old became eligible for parole in 2000 but he has been denied his freedom five times by officials on the Division of Parole ever since. He was set to face another board hearing at Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York on Monday, August 9.
However, a spokesman for the Division of Parole says Chapman was told on Tuesday, August 10 that his interview had been rescheduled for early September. According to the Associated Press, parole board officials are awaiting additional information so that they have a complete record, although the rep for the board has refused to specify the details they are missing.


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Baroness Byford asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Lord Chancellor: In relation to the Crown Court and county courts, only Chepstow and Monmouth county courts have closed since November 2001. A proposal to close Gateshead county court is currently going through public consultation, but no final decision has been made. Public consultation has also taken place on the proposal to close Gravesend county court. Following the consultation the decision has been taken that the court will not close until an alternative venue can be found in Gravesend to hold hearings.
No Crown Court closures are planned, with the exception of the satellite Crown Court at Knutsford, where public consultation started on 10 April. There is an on-going process of consultation in relation to the civil courts which started with initial consultation through the Modernising the Civil Courts consultation process in 2001. This is looking to future methods by which the civil courts will deliver services. The aim is to maintain a sitting presence in current locations and in fact I anticipate an overall increase in the number of places where sittings take place, particularly in rural areas where there is a civil justice need not currently being met.
The Government's policy is that decisions on the number and location of magistrates' courts in England and Wales are for the individual magistrates' courts committees to determine, in consultation with their local paying authorities. Although the department collects details concerning the closure of magistrates'
The magistrates' courts committees are not statutorily required to inform the Lord Chancellor's Department of proposed courthouse closures. However, a paying authority can lodge an appeal to the Lord Chancellor against a proposed courthouse closure. The department has received seven appeals that concern the proposed closure of the following courthouses:
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Lord Moynihan asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Minister for Trade (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean): The next meeting of the United Nations General Assembly Working Group which discusses this issue will take place in October. The UK is actively involved in discussions in this forum.
Lord Fearn asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: The number of those entitled to vote in any referendum on the future of Gibraltar would be determined by the franchise criteria to be established at the time. The franchise criteria for the 1967 referendum were set out in an Order in Council in 1967.
Lord Hoyle asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: As I explained in my previous Answer to the noble Lord on 12 March, the Chief Minister of Gibraltar would participate in the Brussels Process with his own and distinct voice on the British side of the table: a formula known as three voices, two flags. It would be for the people of Gibraltar to decide in a referendum whether any proposals that emerge from the current Brussels Process talks should be implemented.
Lord Moynihan asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: Her Majesty's Government have repeatedly made clear that they stand by the constitutional commitment set out in the preamble to the 1969 Gibraltar Constitution. My right honourable friend the Prime Minister reaffirmed this in another place on 18 and 20 March.
Lord Moynihan asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: Much has been achieved over the past year. Successful elections in November, in which both Kosovar Albanians and Serbs participated, led to the establishment of the new provisional institutions of self-government. With the active support of the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo and the rest of the international community, progress is being made on rebuilding Kosovo's infrastructure and developing its economy. Kosovo's health, education and social service systems are also being developed.
The UK has contributed to this progress through the Department for International Development's bilateral programme for reconstruction and development, which totals £5 million in 2002, along with a contribution of £2 million to the 2002 Kosovo consolidated budget. The UK has also provided £21 million to the European Union's programme in Kosovo, which totals 175 million euros in 2002.
Baroness Billingham asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: Following consultation with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence, the Department of Trade and Industry recently approved a licence to export laboratory equipment for use by secondary schools in Northern Iraq. The export included 6.25kg of sodium sulphide, which is subject to the Dual-Use Items (Export Control) Regulations 2000, as amended. The UN Iraq Sanctions Committee approved this export to Iraq under the Oil for Food programme (OFF). Under OFF Iraq is allowed to export unlimited quantities of oil to fund the purchase of humanitarian goods. The export is consistent with the consolidated EU and national arms export licensing criteria.
Lord Brookman asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach): As my honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Dr Moonie) indicated in his Written Answer in another place on 15 December 2000 (Official Report, cols. 274275W) to my honourable friend the Member for Gedling (Mr Coaker), the review has covered the functions and organisation of the Ministry of Defence's four medical agenciesthe Defence Secondary Care Agency (DSCA), the Defence Dental
The review team has now completed its work and we have placed a summary of its conclusions in the Library of the House. In brief, the main points are that:
The review has provided an important opportunity to take stock of the progress that has been made since the announcement of the new strategy for the DMS at the end of 1998. It is no surprise that it has concluded that while much has been done over the last three years, there are further steps to be takenand changes to be madethat will help the process of restoring DMS capability and ensuring that key defence medical outputs are delivered. The Government are committed to achieving those aims and, subject to the normal consultative process, to implementing the outcome of the review.
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Diet Shaped Dog Domestication
Fido may prefer steak, but his digestive system is also geared up for rice and potatoes. That's the conclusion of a new study, which finds that dogs have evolved to eat a more varied diet than their wolf ancestors. The shift parallels genetic changes seen in people and bolsters the idea that dogs and humans share similar evolutionary stories.
Dogs evolved from wolves more than 11,000 years ago, somewhere in Eurasia, though exactly when and how is under debate. The shift from wolf pack member to family pet involved more than just the ability to get along with people, says evolutionary geneticist Erik Axelsson from Uppsala University in Sweden. He and his colleagues compared dog and wolf DNA to learn which genes were important for domestication.
More surprising were genes for digesting starch. Dogs had four to 30 copies of the gene for amylase, a protein that starts the breakdown of starch in the intestine. Wolves have only two copies, one on each chromosome. As a result, that gene was 28-fold more active in dogs, the researchers found. More copies means more protein, and test-tube studies indicate that dogs should be fivefold better than wolves at digesting starch, the chief nutrient in agricultural grains such as wheat and rice. The number of copies of this gene also varies in people: Those eating high carbohydrate diets -- such as the Japanese and European Americans -- have more copies than people with starch-poor diets, such as the Mbuti in Africa. "We have adapted in a very similar way to the dramatic changes that happened when agriculture was developed," Axelsson says.
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Wed Jan 23, 2013, 05:36 PM
xchrom (108,903 posts)
1. Besides the best dog food I can get for my dogs
I also cook for them - stews, soups, etc just their doggy bodies.
Spoiled brats - but I love them.
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Wed Jan 23, 2013, 05:56 PM
Warpy (94,875 posts)
2. I honestly think cats were likely domesticated first
and mostly because we're messy eaters who dropped food that attracted their prey. In addition, cats tend to "club" at night, hanging out in groups. Hanging out with sleeping humans would come naturally to them.
I should say partially domesticated. We've never been able to train them out of their wild natures the way we have dogs and while they bring us gifts of dead rodents and birds, we've never been able to train them as hunting partners.
They seem to be the one species on the planet that simply likes us, adopting apes in zoos as well as humans in the burbs.
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Wed Jan 23, 2013, 06:00 PM
hedgehog (36,286 posts)
3. Wait - some ethnic groups carry a gene that better enables them to digest grains?
So some of us are built for a Paleo diet and some of us aren't? Forget the dogs, we need to study people some more!
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Wed Jan 23, 2013, 09:12 PM
Igel (25,824 posts)
4. I've run into a few genetic differences.
Yes, there's variation within groups. But there are only a few mutations for digesting lactose, and much of humanity can't handle fresh milk after age 4 or so.
Variation within groups is considerable, but that doesn't mean there can't be nifty cladistic analyses done showing how human groups split genetically (and sometimes later mixed or were submerged as another wave of humanity washed over them).
Studying that kind of "divisive" genetic variation isn't popular. It's deemed as supporting racism, esp. when some of the variation confirms those generalizations based on partial observation called "stereotypes." I think of it as "prototype theory"--there's the "ideal" phenotype for a group with a narrowly characterized genotype behind it, and that accounts for most of the population. Then there's the outliers that provide the variation. If you just focus on the amount of variation you miss the big picture.
The genetic variations I've run into were mostly accidental or incidental. I spend years interested in historical linguistics and things like homeland studies. You can look at language-internal stuff, words for "bronze" or "salmon" (for PIE) or similar kinds of words for Bantu languages or Austronesian languages. You can look at archeology and trade or migration patterns. Or you can look at cladistic analyses, many of which based on a completely different kind of data look startlingly like reconstructed language trees. Then you can look at the differences or compare them with the archeological record. (And, no, I think that most biologists/geneticists' clade-based analysis of language history are simply bone headed, based on facile comparisons or clumsily assembled data sets.)


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The performance of Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) over the past year has had more than a few shareholders reaching for the bottle so it should not be a huge surprise that an opportunistic private equity firm has as come knocking.
The winemaker, which produces Penfolds and Lindeman's, dropped a bombshell on Tuesday with news that it had knocked back a $3.1 billion takeover offer from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR).
The sudden decision to reveal an approach made more than a month ago is even more intriguing given the company has spent the past week denying reports it had received approaches from Constellation Capital and others for its struggling US operations.
The trigger was KKR's decision to talk a number of TWE's shareholders about the approach, which chief executive Michael Clarke describes as a "leak" which obligated the company to inform the market.
TWE has been a constant subject of takeover speculation since the day it was spun out of Foster's in 2011 but there is a sense of inevitability it will be taken out this time round.
KKR is the latest in a string of private equity and potential trade buyers linked to a company which has lost the confidence of investors following a string of profit downgrades, a pricing stuff-up over Christmas and a messy management transition under chairman Paul Raynor.
Another private equity firm, Cerberus, offered Foster's $2.3 billion to $2.7 billion for the wine business when it was still owned by Foster's in 2010. TPG, which made a packet selling Beringer to Foster's in 2000, and TPG have also reportedly looked at the company.
More recently, the talk has focused TWE's troubled US operations. TWE last week played down reports Constellation Brands and premium beverage group Pernod Ricard were looking at its North American business. At the time, TWE did not see the need to mention the fact that KKR had made an offer for the entire business.
That approach was rejected, but the company looks riper than ever for a takeover bid. This is reflected by an 18 per cent jump in the company's share price which closed at $4.80 on Tuesday following news that KKR had come knocking.
KKR avoids hostile takeovers
Comparisons will be made to bread maker Goodman Fielder which last week bowed to a modest takeover offer from two Asian investors who took advantage of the company's weak share price. A string of earnings downgrades and lack of confidence in the future meant key Goodman Fielder investors were willing to sell their stakes even though the premium was not as high as they would have liked.
The difference with a suitor such as KKR is that the private equity firm does not have a track record of engaging in hostile takeover bids. It prefers to avoid bad blood and negotiate on good terms with a target board, although talking to shareholders has had the opposite affect.
KKR made a non-binding and indicative $4.70 cash bid for the company, one that would imply a value of $3.05 billion. That was rejected by TWE on April 16 when the stock was trading a $3.70, which meant the offer represented a 27 per cent premium at the time.
While both sides agreed to keep the engagement confidential, TWE spat the dummy after KKR spoke to a number of its investors about the offer. Both sides have different opinions about whether the cone of silence has been breached or not.
TWE chief executive Clarke says by doing so KKR broke the terms of that confidentiality and it decided to announce the approach to ensure the market was informed. In a conference call late on Tuesday he said TWE did engage with KKR and suggested there would have been continued dialogue if there had not been a "leak".
KKR disputes this, saying there was never a formal non-disclosure agreement with TWE in the first place. Second, talks between its advisers and the shareholders were on a confidential basis and would not have been made public anyway.
Whatever the motive was for going public, the process highlights the minefield companies face when it comes to disclosure obligations. While it was not technically obligated to disclose the approach, the company selectively left out the fact it had been sitting on a $3 billion offer while denying talk Constellation was looking at the US operations.
A hastily issued press release, which initially said the proposal was received in 2016, highlights how quickly things moved from being an amicable discussion to a dispute over confidentiality.
Pressure on Raynor
The key now is TWE's shareholders who can pressure Raynor to engage with the private equity firm, hopefully to agitate for a higher offer. Clarke appeared to be leaving the door open for further talks.
There are several schools of thought. The company could take the money and run, sell of the US operations or pursue Clarke's promise to turn things around.
The decision to disclose the KKR approach also forced Clarke to fast-forward an announcement around cost cutting and plans to ramp up its consumer market spending. It is targeting $35 million in cost savings in financial 2015, which will involve cutting 5 per cent of its 3500-plus workforce. The company has not exactly issued an earnings downgrade but it may as well have given the downbeat tone of Clarke's commentary, which avoided committing to the numbers either way.
The next six weeks of trading are crucial for the company's outlook, but at the same time Clarke wants investors to take a longer-term approach when judging the company's potential value. UBS is forecasting 2014 earning of $182 million compared with TWE's guidance of $190 million to $210 million.
Clarke's strategy rests on investing in the company's luxury brands and has identified spending priorities for 20 of its 83 brands. He still views the US business as a growth platform.
It is still early days for Clarke, who has only been in the top job for seven weeks and Tuesday's conference call with investors will do little to resurrect confidence in the company. He says there are still some other structural changes he is working on but not ready to announce yet, while trading in Australia is challenging.
The strategic rationale behind KKR's interest is TWE's strong luxury brands with Penfolds the absolute jewel in the crown. The private equity firm does not view the company as an Australian-specific acquisition but likes TWE for the ability to sell its brands more effectively into Asia and China in particular. A break-up is inevitable under private equity ownership and there appears to be no shortage of buyers for the US operations.
There is clearly scope for KKR to go higher. Morgan Stanley analysts note that wine assets tend to trade on high multiples given their strategic value. The median of the past 24 wine transactions is 13.2x trailing EBITDA, which imply $5.18 a share for TWE.The bid will put the spotlight back on to Raynor-installed director Warwick Every-Burns as an interim chief executive after sacking former chief David Dearie in mid-2013. This followed an embarrassing $160 million write-down on the US business where six million bottles of low-priced wine were destroyed.
Goldman Sachs is advising Treasury Wine, while Nomura is advising KKR.
Unable to afford to take out Duet Group in a takeover bid, Spark Infrastructure is positioning itself for next round of consolidation in the energy space by buying a strategic stake in its rival.
Spark boss Rick Francis has been keen to do a big deal since he came on board in 2012. After losing out on the NSW desalination plant sale and passing on the Moomba-Adelaide gas line deal, Francis has been scouting the market for deals.
While some analysts question Spark's motives, the deal looks like it gives them a seat at the table if there is another round of consolidation.
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Regional Reviews: New Jersey
THIS: Jane's a Widow and Her Friends Want to Help Her
Also see Bob's review of Opus
Jane aspires to be a poet and did, in fact, publish a volume years earlier. However, she supports herself and her elementary school aged daughter by working as a public school teacher. A year ago, Jane's husband died. Tonight Jane has been invited to the apartment of her closest friends, the bickering, miserable from the demands of caring for their baby Marrell and Tom. Also invited is a fourth close friend, Alan, a homosexual who is wittily cantankerous. This foursome have been friends since meeting when Jane, Marrell and Alan were college students and Tom was working on campus "mowing the lawn." There is a fifth guest, Jean-Pierre. Invited without the knowledge of Jane with the idea of introducing him to her, Jean-Pierre is a French physician practicing with Doctors Without Borders. Jane has been a bit of a basket case since her husband's illness and death.
Clever isn't always smart. The evening begins with a parlor game suggested by Marrell and Tom in which Jane will be the victim (my characterization). Jane doesn't want to play. She doesn't like games, but her "friends" cajole her into playing. Tom and Marrell tell Jane that she is to leave the room, while those remaining conjure up a story. Then, Jane will return and ask the others questions that can be answered either "yes" or "no" in order to attempt to guess the story. After Jane goes out into the hall, they reveal that there will be no story improvised. Any question that Jane asks that ends with a vowel will be answered "No"; any question ending with a consonant will be answered "Yes"; and any question ending with the letter "y" will be answered "Maybe". Thus, Jane will make up her own story based on what she is thinking.
In seconds, your mind goes from being aroused by the idea of a proposed game and wanting to accurately learn its rules to play it with your friends, to realizing how cruel and victimizing a game it is and that you would never play it on a vulnerable or unwilling friend. Thus, Marrell, Tom and Alan are either incredibly stupid or a trio of cruel bastards. Clever bit, Ms. Gibson, but it is one that leaves everyone, including the hapless viewer, losers. Jane will leave the gathering alienated and angry. How could it be otherwise?
Scene two is in Jane's apartment hallway. Tom has come to apologize to her. We learn that after the gathering, Jean-Pierre had caught up with Jane and walked her to the subway. Tom: "He's not your type; not like (your husband) Roy." Jane: "You mean he's not black." (Now, I must mention that Jane and Tom are white; and Marrell is and Roy was black. Except for the above lines and Alan's noting something to the effect that he is the only gay man with two interracial godchildren, it is irrelevant to the proceedings.) Tom says that he is jealous of Jean-Pierre's access to Jane, that he hears "voices in his head" telling him that he wants her. They kiss, and we know that, after the blackout, coitus immediately follows. Now, this is believable because Tom is unhappy with Marrell and resents his friend's social class background and college education, and Jane is weak and vulnerable.
Although a bit of transitional dramaturgy would be appropriate at this point, we already know all we need to know in order to enjoy the looming confrontational theatrical fireworks and their resolution. However, Gibson instead piles on three largely unnecessary scenes (albeit with some amusing dialogue) which convey precious little information as the first act crawls to an enervating close.
Three more such scenes begin the second act. Oh, it turns out that Marrell is a cabaret singer (not a very good one at that), so we get an extended musical respite at a little club along with a slew of other irrelevancies. Then, at long last, all of the quintet from the opening gathering are back in Marrell and Tom's apartment, and in comes a high tide of conflict and confrontation abetted by sharp and often witty dialogue that carries us along on an extended wave of theatrical buoyancy. This is made possible by Melissa James Gibson's sharp and smart dialogue, the wind in the sails direction of David Christopher, and solid performances by a cast of actors who are particularly in tune with one another.
Laura Ekstrand lavishes so much love and feeling onto her Jane that she wills us into believing Jane's ultimate revitalization although Gibson gives us precious little detail either about her malaise (beyond her inherently tragic situation) or the mechanism that allows her to jettison it. The detail of Ekstrand's performance makes us feel that we are able to read Jane's thoughts.
Nicole Callender (Marrell) and Scott McGowan (Tom) convey all the pain of a couple facing doubt and fear about the direction that their life has taken as responsibility (parenthood) and looming middle age become their reality. Christopher T. Miller does solid work as Jean-Pierre. Being a member of Doctors Without Borders is surely a good thing, but Miller captures the smug vanity of Jean-Pierre. Given his own delightful flamboyance and that of the role of Alan, Harry Patrick Christian actually underplays Alan a bit. This serves the role and the play.
THIS is the kind of contemporary play that gets seen in New York's major institutional Off-Broadway theatres. More and more, our high quality New Jersey theatres are bringing such new work across the Hudson. This is a very good thing.
THIS continues performances (Friday and Saturday 8 PM/ Sun. 2 PM) through November 14, 2010 at the Dreamcatcher Repertory Company, Baird Cultural Center in Meadowland Park, 5 Mead Street, South Orange, New Jersey 07079. Box Office: 973-378-7754 ext. 2228; online: www.dreamcatcherrep.org.
THIS by Melissa James Gibson; directed by David Christopher


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A British businessman and his son suspected of procuring black market equipment to make nuclear weapons were instrumental in setting up Libya's weapons program, Malaysian police have alleged.
Peter Griffin, 68, and his son Paul, 40, from Swansea, south Wales - but based in Dubai and France - supplied equipment and technology and helped arrange the training of technicians "to set up a workshop in Libya to make centrifuge components which could not be obtained from outside Libya", a 17-page police report says.
It says the businessmen set up a front company to buy parts around the world and helped an operation to make parts in a Malaysian factory for the multinational network run by Pakistan's top nuclear scientist and father of that country's nuclear bomb, Abdul Qadeer Khan.
The Mayalsian report is based on evidence from one of the network's middlemen, Buhary Syed Abu Tahir, and briefings by British and US intelligence.
US President George Bush has described Mr Tahir, a Sri Lankan who lives in Malaysia, as the network's "chief financial officer and money launderer".
The report says Mr Tahir told officers he had arranged - on behalf of Mr Khan - the sale of used centrifuge units to Iran in the mid-1990s, for which Mr Kahn was paid $US3 million ($3.9 million) in cash.
But Paul Griffin said in London last week the allegations were "total nonsense, rubbish" and "totally untrue". He was unavailable for comment yesterday and no one answered the phone at Gulf Technical Industries, his company in Dubai that allegedly arranged the procurement deals.
Peter Griffin, who has retired to France, could not be reached.
The Malaysian police report does not link either of the Griffins to the Iranian or North Korean nuclear energy and weapons programs.
The Griffins' involvement in Mr Khan's Libyan operation began, the Malaysian police say, at an unspecified date after an initial meeting in 1997 between Mr Khan, Mr Tahir and a Libyan representative, Mohamad Matuq Mohamad, at which Libya asked for centrifuge units.
The Malaysian police began investigations after British and US intelligence officers advised in November that Mr Tahir had used a Malaysian company, Scomi Precision Engineering (Scope) - owned by Kamaluddin Abdullah, the son of Prime Minister Addullah Badawi - "to produce components for the centrifuge unit for the uranium enrichment program".
Police homed in on Scope after five crates of goods bearing its labels were found on board a ship in the Italian port of Taranto, bound for Libya.
It was suspected the goods were to be used in the Libyan enrichment program.
The Malaysian police have submitted their report to the International Atomic Energy Agency, asking it to investigate further.
The Guardian
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