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Why YOU should sit up and take notice when Louise & Chris speak…
Understand that the following information isn't meant to sound like we have 'tickets on ourselves'.
It's just that you have the right to know exactly who you're dealing with.
It's fine to be sceptical and to look for evidence about whether we deserve to be trusted.
Everything I'm about to tell you now let's you know that we care about your trading future, and explains that we want you to be the best trader you can be.
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REASON 1: We've been trading since the dinosaurs roamed your backyard…
Well… almost. Between the two of us, we have nearly 50 years of experience.
We don't want you to go through every aching step that we had to go through. We've slashed the learning curve of thousands of traders and we can do the same for you.
The strategies and techniques we share can be implemented are current. See what others have to say about the success we have lead them towards on our pages and pages of Rave Reviews.
People, like Peter Hunt, stick like glue to our methods, and have done for over a decade – because they damn well work!
Peter took action, and is revelling in the rewards!
"The support Chris and Louise have offered, their reputation in the sharemarket, and their knowledge about the most current techniques and strategies about making money regardless of the sharemarket conditions is unprecedented.
They will put you in touch with some of the most powerful trading tools available to traders today. Thanks so much for the impact you have had on my life."
– Peter Hunt, Business Manager of Ballarat Grammar, Ballarat
REASON 2: People love us!
Personally, I am one of Australia's best-selling author on the sharemarket. I've stayed at the top of the charts for nearly a decade. I've also been quoted in more Australian share trading books than any other trader. Chris published one of the first EVER books on trading in Australia and is still known for his sparkling clarity about market trends.
"So what?" you say.
Well, I can tell you that this is a big deal. The second largest publishing house on the planet – Wiley, don't just publish anyone's work. You have to prove you're the best person for the job, and to maintain best-selling status with Wiley means that we've helped a heck of a lot of people along the way.
Unflinchingly Honest!
People know we tell it like it is and they love it. We've been quoted in the Financial Review, Herald Sun, Shares magazine, Personal Investor magazine, and a bunch of other publications too numerous to run through here. We've presented for every professional share trading body in Australia, including the SFE, ATAA, WISDOM, AIS, and the ASA.
Let me tell you, if you're going to walk on the stage for these groups, you've got to know your stuff!
People can't get enough of our work, and devour every word so they can apply our techniques. This isn't just by accident. Our people know our methods work, whether the market is going up, down or sideways.
REASON 3: Steal our ideas… We want you to
We actually pull back the curtain and show you how it really is to trade effectively and be a full-time trader. Some traders keep their methods locked up tight and are so stingy with sharing, it just about makes your eyes pop out.
We want you to pinch our methods.
It will absolutely blow you away just how much of 'us' we give to you. To our knowledge, (and we've done a lot of research), we can't find anyone who has created more successful traders in Australia than we have. Our people are addicted to our methods. Many of our traders have become our fellow authors, successful brokers, and full-time 'life-style specialists' as a direct result of our training. People like Justine Pollard and Kell Butcher are authors that have been former students. We love seeing our people succeed.
Don't You Think You Deserve Incredible Trading Results?
"Because of the principles you've taught me, I've now been able to travel around the world, as a sort of nomadic trader.
I lived in Miami for a while and while on the road traded from locations ranging from parks in Milan and Rome through to Starbucks in London, Paris and beyond. I'm now living in Singapore for a while, with Shanghai next on the list, followed by Rio for a trading base next year, but hey, who knows?
I can't thank you enough for everything you've taught me about trading and the difference it has made to my life."
– Rob McDonald, full-time nomadic trader and traveller
REASON 4: We are always on the hunt for new kick-ass trading methods
We are both ferocious readers, and continually devour new information. Also, we regularly fraternise with the top traders in the Australia. This hones our skills with laser focus so our traders can achieve results that are exceptional.
Fight Back!
You don't have to put up with overpaid, fund managers who don't get the results with your money that you deserve.
Over the years, we've rubbed shoulders with the richest, happiest, most consistent and most respected traders from both Australia and overseas. We've shared techniques with them, and we can shortcut your entire learning process. Instead of spending years learning how to do this, and building the contacts to assist you, we can get you up and running in just a few months.
REASON 5: We've traded our own money in the peaks, as well as the valleys
We've seen boom times and crashes, and helped people to trade profitably no matter what the market is doing.
There is little that we're seeing today that we haven't seen before. Compare this with the majority of educators. Most have only ever experienced bull markets, and even then, most were out of their depth.
REASON 6: We make it Hard to Fail!
It's our goal to put money into share traders' pockets and make it stick, even if they only have 30-minutes a day available, and limited knowledge about trading. By providing cutting-edge systems, and our full support, you're one step away from having the freedom to do as you please.
So, why do we take training others in how to trade profitably so seriously?
Because people's lives depend on it.
We've seen people's lives transformed, all because of the cash flow that comes into their households from the sharemarket. We never take chances when someone's life is on the line.
Chris and I both work from our homes, never more than a few hours a day, and spend the rest of the time doing exactly what we want to. For me, it involves a lot of goofing around with my young family, and going out to lunch with the girls and laughing until I can't breathe at their jokes, to the point where cafe owners want to throw us out, I'm sure.
We can teach you how to tailor-make your own life as well, so that someone else isn't always yanking your chain.
Isn't it time you got serious about creating a terrific lifestyle?
REASON 7: We are passionate about your success
There's nothing we enjoy more than seeing the lights go on for a new trader, or seeing an experienced trader kick some butt in the markets. It's what gives us our kicks!
Louise says: "Excellent traders are ready for action."
We love grooming people to take control of their lives, and watching them experience the delight that true freedom can bring.
We adore training people to trade.
Plus, we're damned good at it!
The people we've trained over the years are now our friends, having coffee with us in the middle of the day, travelling around the world, and developing the lifestyle that others think is only for the chosen few.
Come and join them!
How much longer are you going to wait?
Are you ready for action? Thought so…
So, let's get rolling!
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Warm regards,
If you want to wrestle back control over your trading, and live life on your own terms, and finally make your mark, then you're in the right place. I've nearly worn myself to a frazzle in the past trying to drag people to success. Unless you really want it, you're not going to be able to achieve it.
So, now, I only train people who are keen, hungry, and looking for breakthrough strategies and techniques. If you're ready, then I'll be beside you every step of the way.
Disclaimer: These are some comments from attendees and customers of Louise Bedford and Chris Tate's events and other programs. These comments are not typical and may vary from individual to individual. Each individual's success comes from many factors including a dedication to implementing the programs and products that we teach and provide. The income statements or comments are not intended to represent any form of guarantee or guarantee that every person will achieve the same results. There is no guarantee of achieving the same results and you recognise that any business or trading endeavour has inherent risks for loss of income or capital.


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Rachel McAdams' "Passion" Trailer: Watch Now!
Adding to the pool of sexually-charged drama, Brian De Palma has unveiled the teaser trailer for his forthcoming film "Passion."
Starring Rachel McAdams, Noomi Rapace, Paul Anderson and Karoline Herfurth, the movie is about a young businesswoman who plots murderous revenge after her boss and mentor steals her idea.
Per the synopsis, "The offices of a prominent multinational corporation is the setting for this story of a power struggle between two contemporary women. Isabelle has unlimited admiration for her direct superior, Christine, a woman well-schooled in the ways of power. Christine enjoys holding sway over Isabelle, leads her one step at a time and ever more deeply into a game of seduction and manipulation, of dominance and servitude. The game is played for keeps, and there is no turning back.
While no release date has been announced just yet, "Passion" is scheduled to make the rounds at both the Toronto Film Festival and Venice Film Festival this fall.


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Good effort, but not for us: Carnival Conquest Cruise Review by jmac
Overall Member Rating
Good effort, but not for us
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Galveston
Arrival: We arrived in Galveston at about 1:00PM, parked at the Lighthouse secured lot and took their shuttle to the cruise terminal. 1:00 may be a tad late to avoid the long lines to board the ship. Our wait was nearly 2 hours as we got on the ship close to 3:00. We had time to go to our room. Dump the things we had carried on, and head out to the deck for a bit before the muster drill.
The Ship: The ship is nice, although you can tell that it is beginning to age a bit. There were small maintenance issues here and there throughout. We had an More elevator near us out of service for the entire trip. There were missing treads on some of the steps on the lido deck, making them very slippery when wet. Our cabin curtains did not stay on their track and were difficult to close (not that we really every wanted them closed). The ship seemed very large at first but by the end of the trip was more comfortable. Cabin: Our cabin was on the Spa deck (11) and I couldn't be happier with it. The last cruise I had been on was with Norwegian Cruise Line and we had an interior cabin on a lower deck. I felt claustrophobic the entire trip. My fear for the Conquest was that the room would be too small for the 4 of us. It was not. It was tight, but I never felt uncomfortable. The LARGE window really helped, plus the cabin was quite large. Our King sized bed and a twin fit nicely with room to walk about. The 4th sleeping spot came from the ceiling and was set up each night for us. The kids were thrilled with the "bunk beds." The Spa deck is quiet and we really enjoyed our views from 11 decks up.
Entertainment: There is plenty to do on board for most people. The Lido deck was probably our most visited. We spent a lot of time at the pools and slide during the 2 days at sea. I did hit the casino on one occasion but stuck to the easy games and left with just about everything I came with. I am not a big gambler and only did this primarily out of curiosity. The evening entertainment was very hit or miss, but mostly miss. WE tried to sit through one of the review shows, but the music and dancing were cruise ship corny. The musicians on board were pretty good with the exception of the singing from the jazz guitarist and the guy in the piano bar. One of the big acts was the magic show, but the magician missed their flight and they filled it with more dancing from the ship dancers. We didn't bother. The juggler and comic were pretty good, and it was the only real family entertainment event that I would recommend.
Camp Carnival: This was just OK in my opinion. The kids had fun sometimes and really dreaded it others. We left it up to them when they went and participated. The activities seemed pretty good to us parents, but the kids were only sorta impressed. The staff was friendly and helpful to answer questions. The late night party for the kids was the only real complaint here. It cost and extra $26 for my daughter and was supposed to last from 10PM-3:30AM. Now we knew that she would never make it that late, especially after spending the day at the beach. However when I got a call at 11:30 saying she was ready to leave, I was surprised. Apparently the party was pretty boring as they were mostly watching movies and had some games that were of little interest to her. So I paid $26 for 1:30 of babysitting. Not a good value. Jamaica: We are not excursion people. As seasoned travelers we do much better going it on our own. In Jamaica we got of the ship hopped into a cab and took the short drive to Sunset Beach resort. This place was great for the kids, affordable, and stress free. $40/person includes food, drinks and all water activities (kayaks too). The place was still going through some construction, but we enjoyed ourselves at the beach and the waterpark.
Grand Cayman: Again we went for the beach as there was little interest in long drives to a post office (Hell) or swimming with the sting rays. We grabbed a shuttle at the dock and went to a beach club along 7 Mile Beach. This was a great beach, although pretty crowded. My daughter and I did go parasailing here as well. It was pricey but we had a great time. The views of the island were well worth it.
Cozumel: Ok, so we originally were going to go to Paradise Beach after reading the reviews here. However we got into a conversation with our taxi driver about crowds and how to avoid them. He recommended a place called Mr. Sanchos. It was only about 3 kilometers down the road from Paradise so we decided to give it a shot. This was the perfect place for us. It was not too crowded, the beach was good. We had our own cabana and the service was AWESOME. Even the food was pretty good. I only wished we were in Cozumel longer to enjoy this place.
Food: This is the thing I am going to be most critical of. Overall I was happy with the quality of the food in the main dining (Monet). The Lido buffet was never very good. We only ate there on 3 occasions and were never happy with the selection, or quality. Here is my biggest complaint. On the day we were in Cozumel, we got back to the ship at about 5:30. We had a 6:00 dinner reservation in the Monet. Getting the 4 of us changed and showered from a day at the beach before 6 was not going to happen. We knew we didn't care for the buffet, but we did try the grill and pizza and it was pretty good. So we went for that option. The thing is the grill is closed for dinner (huh?). It is not available between 6-10PM. This makes NO sense to me. So we got stuck with the sub par "mexican" food in the buffet. This was frustrating for all of us.
Disembarking: 2 words of advise that paid off in a major way for us. First, carry your own bags and secondly hire a porter. Ours was the last deck called for self assist disembarking. There were nearly 1,000 people in front of us once we made our way to the terminal. Also, there were 1,000's of bags all over the place. I can only imagine the chaos that ensued when those people were set free. Easily walked off the ship, grabbed our porter, and walked passed hundreds of people waiting in line for customs. When we got into the customs line for the porters there were only 2 families in front of us. The whole experience took less than 15 minutes. We were in our car at the Lighthouse by 8AM. This was perfect for the long drive back to Dallas. I was at home by 2 that afternoon.
Overall: This will likely be our last cruise for a while if not forever. We decided that we are just not cruise people. I loved the time off the ship, but the time on the ship was too confined and regimented for my liking. Too many people all trying to do the same thing. I would have rather spent the 7 days at a resort on any one of the islands instead. There were just too many days at sea for us. The ship did its best, but unfortunately fell a little short. Less
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Since thousands of vehicles got totaled due to water damage from hurricane Sandy, I have been thinking of getting one of them in order to get a cheap, "new" race car.
Anybody have experience with owning a former flood car?
Obviously, the interior can get tossed, so no worry about mold. Safety equipment goes too, so no issues there. The only problem I see is engine electronics or engine damage.
What about the wiring? Does it rust and fall apart that one reads about? I'm thinking about 2010-2012 vehicles, so the wiring is still practically new.
Thinking T-3, T-4, or ST.


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This Happy Band
Lighting The Wayward Ways
March 06 2010
In the tradition of troubadours, and travelling minstrels, This Happy Band will parade around Margate, commemorating its past, and the themes of Winter Dormancy, and Glorious Resurrection with their eccentric and eclectic performances. Lord Lehan will continue into the night when he transforms himself into a human lighthouse.
Charlie Fox (aka Urban Bear)
Since 1999, Charlie Fox has worked as the Artistic Director of counterproductions. Promoting socially engaged and experimental artistic practices, counterproductions produce and collaborate on education, community and transdisciplinary art projects in the UK and internationally. Fox has just submitted his practice-as-research PhD thesis 'In the Event of Laughter' and is working on a new commission from Rational Rec.
Daren Callow
A singer, songwriter and guitarist with a growing reputation for performances that combine strong rhythmical elements and clever use of technology, with thought-provoking lyrics ranging from the deeply emotional to the humorous.
Calum F. Kerr
Kerr's Instrumento-Being, a walking percussive instrument, has performed with This Happy Band in its various incarnations and has also appeared at the ICA's 'Calling Out of Context' festival. as an artist, Kerr's work encompasses performance, audio installation and frequent interactive enquiry. He exhibits extensively in the UK and internationally, and is also the lead vocalist for the undead psycho-country musical group, the Lonesome Cowboys from Hell.
Tim Flitcroft
After studying music, Flitcroft wrote music for both film and TV. Later after studying film at Central St. Martins, his work broadened to include installation and other media. He lives and works in London and is part of the artist collective Area10 based in Peckham.
Daniel Lehan
Lehan has worked on a wide range of visual arts projects, including collaborations with writers, dancers and musicians, and works with galleries and museums to deliver creative projects to children, young adults, the elderly and those in prison.Daniel's works often begin with simple instructions that any man or woman in the street can follow: 'Make a sign saying what you want', 'Write down your darkest thoughts', 'collect unusual stories from the newspaper', 'Draw a pie chart of your emotional life'. He uses understated calm and reassuring charm to encourage people to interact and create these works with him. The end product is a rich patchwork of thoughts and ideas gathered up from the minutiae of people's lives.
Frog Morris
An artist, poet, performer and curator. Morris' eccentric brand of performance art has appeared in museums, galleries and art festivals across Europe. Frog Morris can also be seen hosting his own regular variety show at the Montague Arms in New Cross, London.
Pierrette Socobaz
The name of a multi-faceted artist with musical comperial and facilitorial skills developed over twenty-five years of performance, including; T.I.E theatre, site specific, comedic, forum, corporate and playback.
Mr Solo
As the singer from the mid-90s cult heroes 'David Devant And His Spirit Wife', Solo is no stranger to the limelight. Now, as his adequate moniker suggests, Solo has gone solo. Not to be outdone by his previous outlandish antics, his music is equally and unrelentingly brilliant, and as undeniably indivual as it ever was. The lead single taken from his forthcoming album, 'It Makes You Wonder' is the perfect anthem for the rained upon, the ideal ode to the visionary as we plummet into the unknown mythical abyss of the financial meltdown.
His Majesty Rex Nemo
His Royal Highnes Rex Nemo will defy the prognostications of the many rogues and cheats presently plaguing his realm, and will enjoy his own again, in his loyal town of Margate and elsewhere, when all will be well.
A minimalist art rock band fronted by artists Paul Good and Kirsty Wood.
Find out more about This Happy Band here.


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Anaheim, once dubbed by these pages Orange County's most "liberty-friendly city," has detoured into troubling territory. City leaders have made some major policy blunders in recent months and ought to take action to restore credibility in their leadership.
What's made national headlines has been a spate of police shootings in the city, but other issues also beg attention. In fact, the outcry and protests over the shootings have overshadowed other challenges and allowed the City Council to skirt serious discussion and action on other controversial issues, such as recent $158 million taxpayer subsidy the council awarded to hotel developers in the Resort District, the questionable extension of a contract with city employees and consideration of changing council elections from at-large to vote-by-district.
It appears that the council leadership has become out of touch with many of the residents and prior good-governance policies, many championed by Mayor Tom Tait when he was a councilman.
For example, Councilwoman Gail Eastman made some disturbing comments after a council meeting was canceled July 24 when violence erupted on the streets outside City Hall amid large-scale protests of two fatal police shooting the previous weekend. She wrote on a message board that the canceled meeting amounted to a "win with no shots fired."
Ms. Eastman, writing later on a private community message board, stated: "It's finally quiet in the hood, and I've had time to collect my thoughts. The bonus now is that a threat of seeing either the [hotel tax] issue or districting on the November ballot is past. In spite of how it happened, it was a big-time win for all who opposed seeing that placed on the November ballot."
Ms. Eastman's comments referred to plans for the council to consider placing two ballot measures on the November ballot: one dealing with hotel bed-tax subsidies and the other with changing city elections to have the five council members chosen by district rather than by the entire electorate.
Anaheim voters should have a say on both matters, but the normal deadline is Aug. 10 for adding measures to the November ballot, and the canceled council session July 24 was the final scheduled meeting before the cutoff date.
It seems cynical for Ms. Eastman to characterize the city's recent turmoil as a "win" because some elected officials did not want to give the public, which the council is supposed to serve, a chance to be heard on controversial issues.
Now, Mayor Tait has scheduled a special session for 4 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 8, to have the council consider placing both initiatives on the ballot.
The hotel bed-tax plan is one of the worst local policies we've encountered in some time. Ms. Eastman and colleagues Harry Sidhu and Kris Murray voted to, essentially, rebate bed-tax money to developers of three new hotels in the GardenWalk area, prime real estate near the Disney Resort. Mr. Tait and Councilwoman Lori Galloway opposed the plan, basically, a subsidy to the developers, paid by their hotel guests.
We generally favor reducing taxes, but this would be an involuntary transfer of money between private parties, with the government serving as middleman.
Meanwhile, other hoteliers, like Ken Buska, general manager of Anaheim's Sheraton Hotel, will have to continue paying bed taxes to the city, placing them at a competitive disadvantage to their politically favored competitors. Mr. Buska said as much in a letter to Mr. Tait, urging for the council to put an initiative on the ballot to stop the practice in the future.
As for switching council elections from citywide to by districts, there is something to be said for residents having the most local representation possible. Four of the five current council members live in Anaheim Hills, one of the wealthier areas of the county, and none live in the city's largely Hispanic areas, where the two most-recent police shootings occurred.
We hate to see Anaheim lose its way, but local policy missteps speak for themselves. The council has an opportunity to follow the mayor's lead Wednesday by voting to place both initiatives on the Nov. 6 ballot. That would be a step in the right direction.


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By Katharine Lackey, USA TODAY
When students at Carter High School in Strawberry Plains, Tenn., forget their lunch money, they don't have to worry about going hungry.
Instead, they wander over to one of the five tellers who work at the student-run bank, where they can withdraw money from their savings accounts or fill out short applications for a $5 loan, all without leaving the building, says Lynn Raymond, a banking and finance teacher at the school.
"We're easing them into learning about borrowing money and the responsibilities that go along with that," Raymond says of the experience students receive at the bank, which opened Feb. 16 in partnership with First Century Bank.
"It's just so important because so many people get in trouble financially," she says.
Students across the USA are increasingly getting hands-on experience about the financial sector through banks operating in high schools, and sometimes even in elementary schools.
The first in-school bank opened in 2000 in Milwaukee and today there are several dozen, says Luke Reynolds, chief of outreach and program development at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Important economic lessons
The number of credit unions partnering with schools is even greater; there are at least 324 credit union in-school branches that the National Credit Union Administration keeps track of, spokeswoman Cherie Umbel says.
Part of the growth in recent years can be attributed to the recession, says Karen Harris, supervising attorney for the community investment unit at Sargent Shriver National Poverty Law Center. The advocacy group promotes collaborative approaches for social and economic justice for low-income people and communities.
"If you look at what's going on with the economy, I think a lot of people have started to realize how important savings are and to develop that early," Harris says.
So far, about 65 savings accounts have been opened at Carter High School's bank and about 25 loans have been made, with 10 cents of interest due per day, Raymond says. If students forget to repay the loan, the bank sends a student worker to remind them. Students cannot have more than one loan out at a time, and if they take more than 15 days to repay the loan, their future requests for loans might be denied, she says.
Tori Evans, 18, of Corryton, Tenn., works at Carter High School's bank. She says she became interested in the opportunity because she is an officer in her school's Future Business Leaders of America and is planning to study business administration and international business in college.
"It's teaching me I really have to watch what I do with my money and with other people's money as well," she says.
For the most part, the in-school banks look like small branches often found in local supermarkets or Wal-Marts — signs designate the bank's affiliation, Harris says. Usually a representative of the bank works alongside the students, she says.
Costs are not high
Janine Williams, vice president of marketing at the University of Virginia Community Credit Union, says working with schools is an opportunity to promote financial literacy, an area of weakness in school systems. Her credit union has a branch in a Louisa County (Va.) high school and plans to open one in a Charlottesville, Va., school in fall.
"It fits our vision of improving the financial lives of our members and our community," she says.
The cost of opening a student-run bank is minimal for most schools, Harris says, and usually all that's needed is donated space where the institution can do any necessary renovations and put in counters and equipment. Depending on the space, banks can spend $25,000 to $50,000, she says.
In return, banks can receive credit through the Community Reinvestment Act, which encourages financial institutions to meet the needs of their communities and considers that outreach in its performance ratings of them, Harris adds.
Some of the schools with financial institutions:
•Charlottesville, Va. Albemarle High School will open an in-school credit union in fall, says Matthew Haas, director of secondary education for Albemarle County Schools. Students and faculty will be able to open checking and savings accounts, and students working at the branch will receive internship credit and be paid as employees of the University of Virginia Community Credit Union.
•Middletown, Del. Appoquinimink High School partnered with Wilmington Trust to open its student-run bank a month ago, Appoquinimink School District Superintendent Tony Marchio says. He says the district plans to open a bank at a second high school by January.
Rebecca DePorte, senior vice president of personal financing at Wilmington Trust, says it's important to get people learning about finances when they're young. "We see what happens when people don't have that background and the challenges it can create," she says.
• Appleton, Wis. Jefferson Elementary School opened an in-school credit union staffed by fifth- and sixth-graders in December, says Rick Sense, senior vice president of government and community relations at Community First Credit Union, the school's partner. So far, 125 savings accounts have been opened.
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Practice in the Second District:A Seminar For Trial and Appellate LawyersPresented by the St. Pete Bar Association Appellate Practice SectionTuesday, April 1, 20142:00 to 5:00 PMRegistration 1:30 - 2:00 PMSt. Pete College Downtown Community Room244 2nd Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33701Approved for 3.0 hours General CLE credit, including .5 hr. EthicsCertification: 1.5 hrs. Appellate PracticeFEATURING JUDGES OF THE SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL and LOCAL APPELLATE PRACTITIONERSINCLUDING SECOND DCA JUDGES: Judge Christ W. Altenbernd, Judge Morris Silberman, Judge Douglas A. Wallace, Judge Edward C. LaRose, Judge Nelly N. Khouzam, Judge Robert J. Morris, Jr., and Judge Daniel H. Sleet• 2:00 - 2:10 Welcome & Introductions• 2:10 - 2:35 How The Second District Handles Briefs - Speaker: TBA• 2:35 - 3:00 15 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Appellate Practice: Matthew J. Conigliaro, Esq. • 3:00 - 3:25 Good & Bad Ways To Rely On Case Law: Panel Discussion• 3:25 - 3:40 Break• 3:40 - 4:05 Effective Oral Argument: Panel Discussion• 4:05 - 4:30 Appellate Ethical & Professional Dilemmas: Round Table Discussions• 4:30 - 4:50 Appellate Best Practices: Round Table Discussions Whether your practice includes only an occasional appeal or you are a full-time appellate attorney, or even if you would just like to learn more about appellate practice, this seminar will benefit you and your practice.COST: $85.00 St. Pete and Clearwater Bar Members & Staff$135.00 Non-Attorney MembersCLICK HERE to download a registration form or register on the link above.--------------------------------------------------------CLICK HERE to sign up for the YLS Judicial Reception at The Palladium from 5:30-7:30 PM, immediately following the seminar. St. Pete Bar Members & Judges FREE, Non-members $35.00.For more information contact the St. Pete Bar at 727-823-7474, email@example.com or Appellate Practice Section Chair, Matt Conigliaro at 813 229-4254, firstname.lastname@example.com.,
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I've been a proud BMW owner for about 8 years and yet only now created my profile on this site. I recently attended Bimmerfest in Pasadena and was amazed with it all. I got to see some awesome rides and was impressed by the number of BMW aficionados out there. So in spirit of the BMW comradery thats inspired me, i've created a profile to share about my ride.
E46 M3 Convertible 2006
Alpine White Exterior/Red Interior
Dinan Stut Bar
Dinan Performance Engine Software
AC Snitzer Spoiler
welcome mi amigo.. you have some catching up to do ;)
use the search bar for all its worth :D
Wheel Upgrade
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The Boyz over at Need4Speed motors recently installed a set of 20" wheels on my car. I was definitely nervous about the risk of rubbing but the aggressive fit those guys at need4speed recommended turned out to be nothing short of perfect. check it out:
Front: Vossen CV2 Black Machined 20x9, Custom Painted Wheels Center and Lip Satin Black , Hankook 255/30/ZR20
Rear: Vossen CV2 Black Machined 20x10.5, Custom Painted Wheels center and Lip Satin Black , Hankook 295/25/ZR20
that only made it better! nice job def
wow those 20s look great and welcome!
Looks Great!
looks great be carefull with aggresive driving and wheel rubbing, but i definately love the matte black. That is my next wheel color when i find suitable replacements for my rims
Nice!!! what is your rear wheel offset?
Offset is 5x120 27mm
thats deffinetly gunna slow you down man
Your car= sex..
Welcome :hi:
Late to the thread, and frankly not a fan of black wheels, but gotta say that look is freakin great! Clean car dude, congrats....
Thanks! Still waiting for the eisenmann exhaust to come in...just a couple more weeks ;)
Beautiful car! Alpine over IR is :drool: I'm not normally a fan of 20s, but that is by far the best set up I've seen yet. Great job with those
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Jan 20, 1976
|Filing date
|Jul 18, 1973
|Priority date
|Jul 21, 1972
|Also published as
|Publication number
|Nikolay Maymarev
|Original Assignee
|Nikolay Maymarev
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (13), Referenced by (51), Classifications (34)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention relates to a device for electroconductive connection between a readout device and marks for reading the marks, which are produced by means of an electrically conductive writing substance, which are also optically detectable and which represent data.
Known devices making possible such a connection for reading are usually associated with some kind of mechanical motion, the presence of a mark for instance being sensed by a movable brush or the like. Examples of such devices are found in the U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,171,556 and 3,461,276 and in the German Pat. No. 923,095. Thus, this known technique does not permit readout without mechanical motion, and it is not practically possible, to add new marks during the readout process, which is often desired with real time processing. Moreover it is necessary always to perform readout in the same sequence due to the mechanical construction used.
Other devices known, for instance according to the U.S. Pat. No. 3,678,251, permit fairly careful readout without mechanical motion, but present instead a strong restriction of the number of marks that can appear simultaneously and be read, as the device is based on the principle with analogous readout.
The invention is based on the principle of creating a connection making possible readout of marks on one or more substrates without mechanical motion.
The disadvantages associated with known technique are eliminated with a device according to the invention by measures reported in the characterizing portion of the appended claim 1.
The principle of the invention is that the readout device is connectable to electric circuits, each circuit comprising; two or more conductive paths or sheets, which are isolated from each other and are positioned on and/or in one or more isolating substrates, and two connection elements, which each makes contact with its conductive path, preferably under pressure, and via which the electric circuit is electroconductively connectable with the readout device, and one or more marks, which close the electric circuit and which are alternatively applied (a) on conductive paths on the same isolating substrate and possibly on this substrate (FIG. 1), or (b) on an isolating substrate without paths, which substrate is combined with another isolating substrate with conductive paths, which are in conductive contact by the mark (FIG. 2), or (c) on a first conductive path on an isolating substrate and partly on this substrate, in addition to which a second conductive path on another isolating substrate is in conductive contact with the first conductive path through the mark (FIG. 6), all marks to be read from the same or different substrates being included in their simultaneously present electric circuits and readout therefore taking place without mechanical motion. By mechanical motion for instance motion of substrates relative to each other or motion of the readout device relative to the substrates or vice versa is intended.
By the invention it is possible to write down marks at the same time as readout is going on. By the marks a graphical storage of data is achieved, which are legible optically as well as electroconductively, and in this way an optical as well as an electrical memory function is obtained.
The electrically conductive writing substance should have such properties that it can be applied over conductive paths and/or substrates by means of writing implements, such as a pen or a pencil, or by means of some printing method, or in other manner. After application the material should have a resistivity suitable for electrical contact.
The expression "electrically conductive paths" does not mean any restriction with regard to the shape of the paths or the method of applying them on or in the substrate. The paths can thus e.g. occur as layers, threads, fibres or points, but may also have the shape of bands, strips or sheets, all depending on the intended purpose.
Within the scope of the invention the conductive paths may also have arbitrarily reciprocal positions. However, they should be arranged so that electric circuits can be formed by their having a short distance between each other at least at the positions, where the writing substance is to be applied. This condition can be satisfied by the paths being applied on the same of different isolating substrates. The paths can for instance also be placed irregularly or be positioned in a latticed pattern or in the form of a net. However, the condition is that electric circuits are formed by means of marks and that the electric circuits are arranged so that electroconductive readout is made possible.
The invention will be described more closely below under reference to the enclosed drawings illustrating some non-binding and non-limiting examples.
FIGS. la and 1b show one embodiment.
FIGS. 2a-2c show another embodiment.
FIGS. 3a-3c show a third application.
FIGS. 4a and 4b show an application with simultaneous readout from several substrates.
FIGS. 5a-5c show another embodiment.
Other illustrative examples appear from FIGS. 6-8.
According to FIGS. 1a, 1b conductive paths 12 are positioned on an electrically isolating substrate 11. The conductive paths are electrically isolated from each other and are separated from each other on the substrate by means of an interspace 13. An electrically conductive writing substance 14 is used, which has the previously mentioned properties. It is applied so that it covers two or more conductive paths. The writing substance 14 applied is shown in the figures by means of a plan view in the form of a cross. According to FIGS. 1a, 1b the writing substance is applied over two conductive paths 12 and over the interspace 13 between these on the substrate 11. Moreover, the paths are connected with a readout device 16 for electroconductive readout via connection elements 15, which make contact, for instance under spring pressure, with portions of the conductive paths intended therefor. Thus, each electric circuit and each mark, respectively, has a sense of its own in respect of information, is separated and, possibly simultaneously with other marks on the substrate, is optically as well as electroconductively legible. In the figure an explaining text of the substrate in FIG. 1b is given as a non-binding illustrative example, which text refers to airport booking, the purpose of the marks appearing optically.
The sense of the data elements applied by marks can be of many different types. Thus, it can also indicate hotel booking or the like, and in all cases the information will be optically as well as electrically available. As data will be electrically legible according to the invention, the substrates, on which a conductive writing substance has been applied, can be used in a possibly continued data processing in a conventional manner.
According to FIGS. 2a-2c a writing substance 14 is applied on another substrate 11b than the substrate 11a, on which the conductive paths 12 are applied. In this case the electrical connection of the conductive paths on the substrate 11a takes place by the two substrates 11a and 11b being compressed or combined with the paths 12 and the writing substance 14 turned towards each other. This state is shown in FIG. 2c, where the substrates are shown compressed with a force F.
The text on the substrate in FIG. 2b indicates an example of reception control in a hotel with points of time of occurrences, such as calling, departure and arrival. In addition to readout of information the readout device 16 can connect via a time device acoustic or optical signalling for reminding of the information content. Also at a substrate 11a applied to the substrate 11b the marks 14 can in this example be optically legible, if the substrate 11a is quite or partly made of a transparent material.
At the embodiment of the invention shown in FIGS. 3a-3c the electrical connection of the conductive paths is intended to be effected in such a way that marks of arbitrary appearance can also be written, after which readout can take place optically as well as electrically. The electrical connection is brought about by applying the writing substance 431 on conductive paths in the form of a system of coordinates in two planes and form contact points between the paths at the crossings between paths in the different planes. Conductive paths 23a, 23b which are reciprocally isolated, are arranged on a substrate 21 in two planes, the paths in the two planes being isolated from each other by an isolating layer 22. The system of coordinates in the example has perpendicular paths.
If a mark of arbitrary appearance, e.g. a C, is applied by means of a writing implement over the conductive paths, the conductive writing substance 431 will close contacts between paths in different planes, so that the mark will be electroconductively legible in coordinate representation at the same time as it is optically legible. The writing substance 431 should have a resistivity preventing erroneous reading due to longitudinal current conduction along the writing substance. It also contributes to preventing erroneous reading, if the uppermost conductive paths 23b are provided with an isolating layer on their upper surface. To the right in FIG. 3b a groove between two paths 23b is shown, which is to have an isolated upper surface, but where parts marked more strongly at the edges of the paths towards the groove and at the bottom of the groove indicate places where the writing substance makes electrical contact. In FIG. 3c also such a groove has been marked furthest to the right. Each path 23a and 23b is electrically connectable with a readout device via a connection element of its own.
FIGS. 4a and 4b show a number of substrates 75a, 75b, 75c provided with marks, for instance paper sheets, which are to be placed on each other. On these paper sheets pre-prints may be present as in FIGS. 1 and 2 for a desired application object. Information on these paper sheets is represented by the presence of marks 50 of writing substance betweeen a path 20a, 20b, 20c common to each sheet, and one or more conductive paths 41, 42, 43 (each a -d) reciprocally isolated, and also, as will be explained below more in detail, a sheet selecting, conductive path 31, 32, 33 (each a -c). To make possible connection of conductive paths 31, 32, 33 and 41, 42, 43 placed over each other on different paper sheets, each such path is in some way connected with a piece of conductive path 34, 35, 36 (in FIGS. 4b, 34a, 35a, 36a) located on the rear side of the sheet, at least at one of its edges, and in this way geometrically identical conductive paths on different paper sheets will be connected with each other, when the sheets lie upon each other and are exposed to contact pressure F between a connection element 30 and conductive paths 33 and 43 on the uppermost paper sheet.
By applying a writing substance 50 between the conductive paths 20 (a - c) common to each paper sheet, and the conductive paths 31, 32, 33 (a - c) adapted on the sheets, and serving as sheet selectors, for instance between the paths 20a and 33a on the sheet 75a or between the paths 20b and 32b on the sheet 75b, a paper sheet, from which information in the form of marks is to be read. can be selected electronically by means of an electronical readout device 60, which is common to all the paper sheets. Via connection elements 30 (a - c) and 40 (a - d), which are each common to all the sheets, the electronic readout device 60 is connected with the sheet selecting paths 31, 32, 33 and with the conductive paths 41, 42, 43 on each sheet supplying the information. Reading takes place by electronical switches in the readout device 60 connecting readout circuits in this with the connection elements corresponding to the desired paper sheet. If for instance the connection element 30a is connected with the readout circuits, marks on the sheet 75a will be read. In FIG. 4a two step swtiches are indicated in the readout device 60, of which the uppermost one connects in turn the sheets 75a - 75c, while the lower step switch is intended to read for each sheet the electric circuits with respect to marks existing there. Thus, reading of all the marks 50 can take place without mechanical motion of the electronic readout device relative to the sheets 75 and without mechanical motion of the sheets relative to each other. Thus, it is not necessary that marks to be read electrically are visually available in reading.
FIGS. 5a-5c show a modification of the invention. Electroconductive paths 82a, 82b are each positioned on its substrate 81a, 81b. The placement of the paths is such that they will be close to each other with an interspace of electrical isolation when the substrates are put against each other. An electrically conductive writing substance 84 can be applied on and outside the conductive path on one of the substrates, for instance according to the figure on the path 82b and the substrate 81b. When the substrates will be put together as indicated above, the writing substance applied will make contact between the conductive paths on the two substrates, as the part of the writing substance on the substrate 81b will get in contact with the conductive path on the other substrate 81a. The conductive paths can preferably continue around the edge and some way into the rear side of the substrates. This is shown in FIG. 5c as well as how one can achieve electrical connection between the paths and a readout device 86 for electroconductive reading by means of contact springs 85 as connection elements. The parts of the paths on the rear sides of the substrates are designated by 83a and 83b.
The conductive paths may for instance consist of metal applied by evaporation to a paper sheet in a desired pattern, and the marks can then be made by means of a pencil.
In FIG. 6 additional examples of paths positioned in different planes are shown. The paths 103 and 104 are completely embedded in the substrate 102, are isolated from each other and form a system of coordinates. The paths appear by branching for instance only on one surface of the substrate 102 in the form of points 103a and 104a, their position in the coordinate field being defined. The paths also appear on the surface for contact with the connection elements 105. An electroconductive substance applied in the form of a mark 106 closes electrically two paths belonging to the x- and y-axis, respectively, near to a point of crossing in the system of coordinates. The path points are placed near to each other in pair to make clear the position of the mark.
A variant of this embodiment is for instance if the y-paths 104 are placed completely on the surface of the substrate in the form of strips beside the points 103a. Several variables can be established in similar manner, which have the common properties that paths or their branchings, for instance 103 and 103a, belonging to the x- and y-axis, appear together on one or both of the substrate surfaces in practically any shape, to be connected by an electroconductive substance, while the other parts of the paths that are not intended for contacting, can be positioned in or on the substrate, on the other side of the substrate, in or on isolating layers which are in some way or other combined with the substrate etc. As distinguished from FIG. 3b the paths are according to FIG. 6a connected by a writing substance in one and the same plane.
FIG. 7 shows a device for recognizing characters. It is a combination between a device with common paths and paths positioned in different planes. A common path 73 of mainly rectangular shape has a number of incisions and a central square hole. Seven character identifying paths 74(1-7) appear in the incisions and the square hole of the common path on the same surface on the substrate so near each other that a mark with an electroconductive substance can connect one or several of these identifying paths with the common path. In FIG. 7a only that part of the paths to be connected by the body line (contour line) of the character is shown, and must consequently appear on one surface of the substrate. In FIG. 7c the remaining part of the paths 74(1-7) is shown with broken lines, which means that they are positioned in the substrate or on the other side of the substrate.
All the paths are electrically isolated from each other and positioned on and/or in the substrate, for instance as in FIGS. 3 and 6, or in another manner. The paths are connectable to a readout device via connection elements. A character identifying path 74-1 and the closest part of the common path (in FIG. 7a parts marked more strongly) constitute one pair of paths, which is electrically connected by the writing substance and forms an electric circuit in a way as described above. Such a circuit is an electrical memory element. In the example here described seven identifying paths and memory elements, respectively, are included. The identifying paths are regularly spread in a two-dimensional field of coordinates and form together with the common path a memory group suitable for recognizing for instance decade digits, provided they are written in a certain size and the body line follows a certain pattern. In FIG. 7c the digit 6 is applied by means of an electroconductive writing substance on the right-hand memory field and connects the identifying paths 74-1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 with the common path 73-2, forming six electric circuits. Through these six electric circuits the readout device can identify the digit 6.
In FIG. 7b the identifying paths do not have identical shape and are not symmetrically placed. Similar measures can adapt the memory field to different hand-writings. In the same figure a pattern is shown indicating how the digits (to the right of the field) are to be written. The digit 4 can be written in two different ways, 7 in several ways etc. All the characters should be written with the same size and position on the field. An increased number of identifying paths eliminates this disadvantage.
The body line of the character is thought to be divided into several sections, which extend between two adjacent pairs of paths. In FIG. 7c, where the digit 6 is applied, the body line is thought to be divided into six sections. The number of the sections and their position relative to each other in the memory group are specific to the character. The digit 9 has also six sections, but they have another position relative to each other. Several memory groups can be placed on the same substrate (FIG. 7c). The paths 74(1-7) are connected in parallel, but the common paths are separated and used as means for character searching on the substrate. By an adapted design of the readout device information written down can be read in the desired sequence or simultaneously from each of the memory elements or memory groups.
The number of character identifying paths appearing in a memory group can vary with the configuration of the characters applied. The form of the common path used on the surface of the substrate can be designed as a circle, spiral, system of coordinates, net, a star with several angles, several points etc. to obtain a satisfactory resolution. As examples of applications of the device for recognizing characters automatic telephone dialling, automatic data processing etc. can be mentioned.
According to the invention the substrates, for instance paper sheets, are i.a. intended for treatment, i.e. to be provided with notes and be marked, while they are connected to the readout device. This presupposes a long line with several wires between sheet and readout device, if these are not arranged together, and is unpractical if both are positioned on a writing-table. This disadvantage is eliminated by placing the sheets on a pad that is extended for having room for the readout device or the like. The appearance of the extended pad can be compared with a handy note-book that can easily be moved. In certain cases it is necessary to connect the extended pad to other devices, for instance for data processing, and then it is important to use a minimum number of lines, which can be realized if the built-in components convert the marks into a pulse train.
In FIG. 8 an extended pad 128 is shown, on which the sheet 120 is placed. Two holes 126 in the sheet and two guide pins 127 on the pad fix the position of the sheet and of the paths, respectively, on the pad. A foldable cover 129 on the left side of the sheet, presses by means of a spring the connection elements 125 against the sheet and the paths, respectively, to produce electrical contact and to attach the sheet simultaneously to the pad. The position of the cover relative to the sheet can be fixed by means of the same guide pins. A flexible and isolating underlayer 130 is underneath provided with printed conductors 131 and at the left hand side with printed circuits. The conductors 131 connect the active and passive components 132, forming the readout device or the like, with the connection elements 125. The part of the flexible conductors 131 carrying the connection elements 125 is bound to the cover 129 and follows its movements, while the other part with the components 132 is bound to a rigid board 133. The connection elements 125 can consist of the wire conductors 131 themselves by a special design and treatment of the conductors.
In another variant the components can be placed on the foldable cover and be directly connected to the connection elements. A third design makes it possible for the cover 129 to be stationary, while part of the pad 128 is foldable. An arrangement with one or several rolls placing the sheet in the right position and pressing the sheet against the connection elements, is a fourth variant.
Several sheets intended for separate readout can be bound to a note-block. The electrical readout of each sheet can take place by opening the block and securing the sheet in question to the connection elements.
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification


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After tax, the project, which is due to come online in 2016, is estimated to have a base case net present value of C$2.44 billion, with an 18.6% internal rate of return (IRR) assuming a discount rate of 10%. Pretax, the project yields a net present value of C$3.6 billion, and an IRR of 21%.
Shares of Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ: PAAS) (TSE: PAA) moved up by more than 2% on Tuesday, after the company said it produced a record amount of silver in the fourth quarter and forecasted growth in output for 2013, largely a result of the Dolores Mine acquisition last year. Pan American bought Minefinders Corp, which owned the Dolores mine in Mexico, for about C$1.5 billion in 2012.
Turning to the junior resource sector, shares of Marifil Mines (CVE:MFM) rose 40% Tuesday after the company revealed preliminary metallurgical results from the Zone 34 oxide gold target at its San Roque project in Argentina, saying it found high gold recoveries.
The results for the 96-hour leach were 92.43%, 85.28%, and 95.14% recoveries of gold, respectively. The company also announced that silver recoveries were lower than expected, but that this is typical for heap leach operations. It noted that silver accounts for less than 20% of the dollar value of the deposit.
Northern Vertex Mining (CVE:NEE) rallied more than 10% on Tuesday, a day after the company provided an update on its project development plans for its Moss gold-silver property in Arizona, with a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) expected this quarter. Investors are clearly eager for the data, with its stock up 13 cents this afternoon to $1.33. In the last month, its shares have soared over 20%.
One of Afferro Mining's (LON:AFF CVE:AFF) independent non-executive directors, Ousmane Kane, has resigned to concentrate on his other role as vice chairman of African Iron Ore.
Afferro is currently in a possible takeover situation having announced last month that a number of suitors had approached the Cameroon-focused iron ore explorer. Indian group Jindal Steel and Power is said to be one of the potential bidders.
Rock Tech Lithium (CVE:RCK) announced Tuesday the first set of results from the drill program it announced last month at its Lochaber graphite property in Quebec, returning more high grades of graphite.
Notable results from the latest drill holes include 59.48 metres of graphitic carbon (Cg) at various depths with grades ranging from 1.52% to 14.61% Cg in hole PB-12-14. This includes 13.59 metres at 2.08% Cg, 9.18 metres at 4.78% Cg, 3.59 metres at 9.54% Cg and 2.91 metres at 3.71% Cg.
On the CNSX, RESAAS Services (CNSX:RSS) has inked a new service agreement with Century 21 In Town Realty, adding yet another real estate firm to its social network for real estate professionals. The news comes just days after RESAAS announced a new deal with Southern California real estate firm Star Real Estate South County to join its platform.
In analyst notes, Casimir Capital analyst Ryan Galloway Tuesday raised his price target on Bellatrix Exploration (TSE:BXE) to $9.00 from $8.25 previously after the oil and gas company announced a key South Korean joint venture.
Stonecap Securities mining analyst Christos Doulis kept his outperform rating and $1.70 price target on Soltoro (CVE:SOL) Tuesday, after the mineral explorer released drill results from its El Rayo project in Mexico.


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Understanding Sustainability
Ballesteros, Athena Ronquillo, John Coequyt, Marcelo Furtado, Jasper Inventor, Wolfram Krewitt, Daniel Mittler, Oliver Schäfer, Sonja Simon, Sven Teske, and Arthouros Zervos. 2007. Futu[r]e Investment: A Sustainable Investment Plan for the Power Sector to Save the Climate. Greenpeace International, European Renewable Energy Council, Stuttgart, Germany. [PDF]
CommodityOnline. 2010. "Ambitious N. Africa Solar Plans, Export to Europe." CommodityOnline 26 March.
Dauer, Ulrike. 2009. "Sahara Solar-Power Consortium's Plans Advance." The Wall Street Journal 30 October.
Delucchi Mark A. and Mark Z. Jacobson. 2010. "Providing all Global Energy with Wind, Water, and Solar Power, Part II: Reliability, System and Transmission Costs, and Policies." Energy Policy 31 December. [abstract] [PDF] [part 1 (PDF)] [related article by authors] [news story by National Geographic] [related news story] [Jacobson debates nuclear vs. renewable energy with Stewart Brand on TED Talks]
Desertec. n.d. The European Union's Desertec Solar Energy from the Sahara Project. Website, Desertec Foundation, Hamburg, Germany. [PDF]
EPIA. 2011. Solar Generation 6. Solar Photovoltaic Electricity Empowering the World. European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and Greenpeace International. [PDF] [related video]
Fthenakis, Vasilis, James E. Mason, and Ken Zweibel. 2009. "The Technical, Geographical, and Economic Feasibility of Solar Energy to Supply the Energy Needs of the US." Energy Policy 37:387-399. [PDF]
Helweg-Larsen, Tim, Jamie Bull, Paul Allen, Arthur Girling, Peter Harper, Joe Atkinson, Ben Coombes, Peter Meirion-Jones, Tariq Abdulla, Richard Hampton, James Livingstone, Nick Swallow, Linda Forbes, Sue Waring, Duncan Josh, Gavin Harper, and Jo Abbess. 2007. Zero Carbon Britain: An Alternative Energy Strategy. Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth, U.K. [PDF]
Hvelplund, Frede, Niels I. Meyer, Poul Erik Morthorst, Jesper Munksgaard, Peter Karnøe, and Kirsten Sophie Hasberg. 2012. Policies for a transition to 100% renewable energy systems in Denmark before 2050. Coherent Energy and Environmental System Analysis, Background Report Part 4, September 2012. A strategic research project financed by The Danish Council for Strategic Research Programme Commission on Sustainable Energy and Environment. Department of Development and Planning Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. [PDF]
Jacobson, Mark Z. and Mark A. Delucchi. 2010. "Providing all Global Energy with Wind, Water, and Solar Power, Part I: Technologies, Energy Resources, Quantities and Areas of Infrastructure, and Materials." Energy Policy 30 December. [PDF] [part 2 (PDF)] [related article by authors] [news story in National Geographic] [Jacobson debates nuclear vs. renewable energy with Stewart Brand on TED Talks]
Jeffries, Barney with Editors Stephan Singer and Jean-Philippe Denruyter. 2011. The Energy Report: 100% Renewable Energy by 2050. World Wildlife Fund International, Gland. [news report]
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Lund, Henrik and B.V. Mathiesen. 2009. "Energy System Analysis of 100% Renewable Energy Systems: The Case of Denmark in Years 2030 and 2050." Energy 34(5):524-531.
Lund, Henrik and Poul Alberg Østergaard. 2009. "Sustainable Towns: The Case of Frederikshavn Aiming at 100 % Renewable Energy." Pages 155-168 in Woodrow (Woody) W. Clark (ed.), Sustainable Communities. Springer, Dordrecht. [pre-publication draft (PDF)]
Lund, Henrik. 1999. "A Green Energy Plan for Denmark: Job Creation as a Strategy to Implement Both Economic Growth and a CO2 Reduction." Environmental and Resource Economics 14:431-439. [abstract full with paper download available in PDF]
Lund, Henrik. 2014. Renewable Energy Systems: A Smart Energy Systems Approach to the Choice and Modeling of 100% Renewable Solutions, Second Edition, Academic Press, New York. [Purchase chapters in PDF here] [First edition, 2009. Renewable Energy Systems: The Choice and Modeling of 100% Renewable Solutions.]
Meinhold, Bridgette. 2009. "$555 Billion Sahara Solar Energy Belt Takes Giant Step Forward." Inhabitat 3 November.
Rosenthal, Elisabeth. 2010a. "Portugal Gives Itself a Clean-Energy Makeover." New York Times 9 August.
Teske, Sven, Arthouros Zervos, Christine Lins, and Josche Muth. 2010. Energy [r]evolution: A Sustainable World Energy Outlook, 3rd Edition. Greenpeace International, European Renewable Energy Council, Stuttgart, Germany. [1st Edition 2007 (PDF)] [2nd Edition 2008 (PDF)] [3rd Edition 2010 (PDF)]
Trieb, Franz, Christoph Schillings, Stefan Kronshage, Dr. Uwe Klann, Dr. Peter Viebahn, Nadine May, Regina Wilde, Christian Paul, Malek Kabariti, Abdelaziz Bennouna, Hani El Nokraschy, Samir Hassan, Laila Georgy Yussef, Tewfik Hasni, Nasir El Bassam, and Honorat Satoguina. 2005. Concentrating Solar Power for the Mediterranean Region. Final Report. German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Technical Thermodynamics, Section Systems Analysis and Technology Assessment. Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Stuttgart, Germany. [PDF]
Wright, Matthew, Patrick Hearps, Mark Ogge, Derek Bolton, Pablo Brait, James Bramwell, Rob Campbell, Kevin Casey, Chris Clement, Vernon Crock, Richard Denby, Andy Dinning, Rebecca Dunn, Dominic Eales, Tim Forcey, Trent Hawkins, Nina Muhleisen, Kevin Yeh, Adrian Young, Reuben Finighan, Paul Fleckney, Naomi Francis, Chloe Hanson-Boyd, Rob Harrington, Patrick Hearps, James Hutchison, Richard Keech, Jim Lambert, Eytan Lenko, Dylan McConnell, Ben Robotham, and Matthew Sullivan. 2010. Zero Carbon Australia: Stationary Energy Plan. Melbourne Energy Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne. [PDF] [see also Zero Carbon Britain]
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Arthritis & Rheumatism, Volume 63,
November 2011 Abstract Supplement
Abstracts of the American College of
Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
Annual Scientific Meeting
Chicago, Illinois November 4-9, 2011.
Study of the Measurement Properties of the Arnold Fibromyalgia Diagnostic Screen: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study.
Martin1, Susan, Coon2, Cheryl, McLeod2, Lori, Chandran3, Arthi, Arnold4, Lesley M.
RTI-Health Solutions, Ann Arbor, MI
RTI-Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park
Pfizer, New York
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
The primary objectives of this study were to 1) conduct confirmatory analyses of the performance of a new patient- and physician-completed fibromyalgia (FM) screener, the Arnold Fibromyalgia Diagnostic Screen (AFDS), using the 1990 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) diagnostic criteria as the gold standard comparison and 2) select the AFDS scoring model that maximizes accuracy in predicting an ACR FM diagnosis. Secondary objectives included 1) evaluating the screening ability of the London Fibromyalgia Epidemiology Study Screening Questionnaire (LFESSQ) and the ACR Diagnostic Criteria (ACR-FDC) and 2) documenting time to completion and participant preference among the AFDS, LFESSQ, and the ACR-FDC.
150 adult participants with chronic pain, half of whom had received a physician diagnosis of FM, were enrolled in this multicenter cross-sectional study. The study visit included a physician-conducted evaluation to capture the clinician-reported components of the AFDS, assessment of whether the patient met the ACR criteria for FM, and assessment of whether the patient had FM based on clinical judgment. Additionally, the study visit included patient completion of the three screening questionnaires and venipuncture. The sensitivity and specificity for an FM diagnosis based on the ACR criteria was tabulated for each of six AFDS scoring models. Kappa, Youden's index, overall accuracy, and a likelihood ratio were also calculated. Chi-square contingency tables with odds ratios were created predicting the dependent variable (0 = no ACR FM diagnosis, 1 = ACR FM diagnosis) for two of the AFDS models (the primary scoring model and the scoring model with the highest Youden's index) as well as for the LFESSQ and ACR-FDC. The three patient preference items were summarized using counts and percentages; means, medians, and standard deviations (SD) were calculated for the participant time to complete each questionnaire. All analyses were conducted using SAS. All statistical tests were 2-tailed. A conservative type 1 error rate of 1% (a= 0.01) was applied to each individual hypothesis test.
Item-level analyses provided support for the response categories and the predictive ability of most of the individual AFDS items. Additionally, the evaluation of the AFDS scoring models demonstrated that the greatest accuracy in predicting an FM diagnosis was provided by a combination of AFDS patient items and the AFDS clinician items that included an abbreviated (8 point) tenderpoint exam (sensitivity = 0.68, specificity = 0.82). Sensitivity of the ACR-FDC and the LFESSQ was 0.87 and 0.86, respectively, with specificity of 0.62 for the ACR-FDC and 0.49 for the LFESSQ. Most participants reported an overall preference for the AFDS (49%) over the ACR-FDC (22%) or LFESSQ (16%). Mean (SD) time to completion for each questionnaire was 5.2 minutes (3.9) for the AFDS patient items, 2.7 (2.8) for the ACR-FDC, and 1.8 (3.4) for the LFESSQ.
The study results indicate that the AFDS holds promise for identifying patients with FM and has measurement properties better than or similar to existing tools. The AFDS warrants further evaluation for use in the primary care setting.
To cite this abstract, please use the following information:
Martin, Susan, Coon, Cheryl, McLeod, Lori, Chandran, Arthi, Arnold, Lesley M.; Study of the Measurement Properties of the Arnold Fibromyalgia Diagnostic Screen: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study. [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum 2011;63 Suppl 10 :1608


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MTSU's Department of Electronic Media Communication (EMC) blends communication skills, creativity, critical thinking, and new technologies to help students learn how to navigate a world that has evolved beyond the traditional.
The Department's accomplished faculty, both professional and academic, challenges students to become effective communicators and creators of media content.
Students get hands-on experience in stimulating learning environments. Facilities include a 40-foot mobile television production lab, a 3,000 square foot video and film studio, a full complement of high definition production facilities, a robotic virtual TV studio, video editing suites, digital labs equipped with state of the art hardware and software, an animation studio, a student-run TV station, a student-run FM radio station, traditional and digital photography facilities, and more. Our Baldwin Photographic Gallery exhibits the work of some of the world's greatest photographers. Internships with local and national employers provide real-world work experiences.
Our students have the opportunity to elevate their educations through the University's Honors College, experiential learning programs, and post-graduate study.
With our diverse set of programs, we teach student how to conceive, create, and manage media content across virtually every platform.


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Make sure to sign-up for the August giveaway! Just in time for the end of summer, but perfect for anytime of year, it's the Cat Hammock from Cat Above. Handmade in the U.S. and a portion of the profits go to support animal rescue organizations.
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Solutions of sodium thiosulfate are used to dissolve unexposed AgBr (Ksp = 5.0 10-13) in the developing process for black-and-white film. What mass of AgBr can dissolve in 1.40 L of 0.425 M Na2S2O3? Ag+ reacts with S2O32- to form a complex ion.
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Your Puny Questions are Beneath Benjamin Millepied: Prince of Dance!
I'm just now catching wind of this because, despite popular belief, I don't aggressively follow the ballet circuit – More like quasi-obsessively – but apparently Benjamin Millepied, the father of Natalie Portman's unborn baby, received a "Medal of Honor" from NYU's La Maison Francaise and acted almost exactly how you picture Benjamin Millipied acting in your head. The New York Daily News reports:
Our insider says the reporter, who was not Nocturnalist columnist Sarah Maslin Nir, playfuly asked Millepied if he had done anything "armylike" to receive his award. She was riffing on the fact that in the U.S., the Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration bestowed by the government to brave American soldiers, not French ballet dancers.
But Millepied either did not get this or chose not to be amused.
"You're being funny?" we're told the Francophile "snarled" at the reporter, in a performance worthy of a Darren Aronofsky film.
The worst was yet to come. As Nir wrote in The Times, shortly after her reporter politely asked, "How's Natalie doing?" "Mr. Millepied stormed off, oozing exquisite hauteur. The kind, we suspect, that can emanate only from a ballet divo engaged to a megastar."
Although our source says reporters had not been warned in advance to refrain from asking about Portman, Nir wrote that shortly after Millepied stalked away, "we were told by the organizers that our inquiring after Ms. Portman's health was 'inappropriate' and that Mr. Millepied wanted us out."
"Later still, we were told we could stay if we didn't report," Nir continues. "We left."
"Afterwards, he pelted us with croissants before eventually surrendering per French custom. He didn't even attempt to negotiate the terms though there was palpable tension when one reporter refused to describe his tights as 'magnificently lustrous, yet with a dignified sheen of noble beauty.' At that point, he began hurling his beret at us while incessantly saying, 'Oui, oui, mon cher,' and kissing his fingertips. He would later apologize over crepes."
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RIM BlackBerry 8820
AT&T's new BlackBerry 8820 adds largely superfluous Wi-Fi to an excellent business handheld.
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The new BlackBerry 8820 for AT&T adds three varieties of Wi-Fi to an already great e-mail handheld. In fact, this communicator's other attributes are so good that after my testing period, I was left wondering what benefits Wi-Fi abilities really offer. Independent of the Wi-Fi, though, the 8820 should be on any business customer's short list.
Read the full review of the RIM BlackBerry 8820.


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Last June, Crouse became the first hospital in New York State to become a nationally accredited Heart Failure Center as designated by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (Crouse also has national Chest Pain Center accreditation).
This week, members of our Cardiac Care team were presented with a Silver 'Get With the Guidelines' performance achievement award from the American Heart Association for providing a consistently high level of care to cardiac patients using the most up-to-date guidelines and recommendations.
Shown here accepting the award are (l-r) Lynn Shopiro, RN, nurse manager for 4 South Irving (Crouse's cardiac care unit); Lorissa Plis, RN, PhD, manager of Cardiac Care Services; and Rob Pikarsky, director of Cardiac Care Services.
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So a couple of weeks ago I was writing an article that will appear in Rotoworld Magazine. You'll have to buy it to read it, but the jist is that it's a list of predictions of things that will happen in 2009, erring on the side of the funny and absurd. In an initial draft I had a joke about the kinds of guys that will show up at spring training for the Padres that reads like the opening scenes of "Major League." Among the misfits and former members of prison leagues I ran down, I threw in Omar Vizquel's name because I thought it might be funny to see an ancient guy like him on such a list. Then I thought better of it because (a) I couldn't come up with a joke; and (b) I figured that, hey, it may not be so crazy to think that he would sign with San Diego, thus ruining my joke if I had one. I took the joke out and went with something else.
Glad I did, because the joke would have been ruined:
The Padres are seeking depth at shortstop. Omar Vizquel is looking for a job, preferably, he says, in the National League West Division.
Could the two be a match?
San Diego general manager Kevin Towers said Tuesday that he hoped to have a deal in place for a shortstop by the end of the week. He has said previously that Vizquel, an 11-time Gold Glove winner, was being considered.
Not the most inspiring move in the world, but given how far out of it the Padres are likely to be this year there are worse things than signing Vizquel as long as he's dirt cheap, which I assume he will be.


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The annual star-studded music festival will expand to two weekends, taking place October 4 - 6 and 11 - 13 at Zilker Park.
Music acts set to rock this year's Austin City Limits Festival have been revealed. Muse, Kings of Leon, Kendrick Lamar, Fun. and Lionel Richie are among the confirmed musical guests as the music festivity is expanding to two weekends for the first time.
Others tapped to make merry the annual festival include Vampire Weekend, Depeche Mode, Wilco, The Cure, Atoms for Peace, Queens of the Stone Age, Franz Ferdinand, Passion Pit, Eric Church, HAIM and Kaskade.
The 2013 Austin City Limits Fest is scheduled to take place October 4 - 6 and 11 - 13 at Zilker Park. Music goers can check out the full lineup and purchase three-day passes for either weekend on the ACL festival's official website.


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Food and Drug Administration
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The statements contained in this document(s) are those of the product's sponsor, not FDA, and FDA does not necessarily agree with the sponsor's statements. FDA has not made a final determination about the safety or effectiveness of the product described in this document.
Biologic License Application Omalizumab for Treatment of Allergic Asthma, Sponsor: Genentech, Dr. Patrick Swann, PhD, FDA (HTM) (PPT)
Genentech Marketing Application STN 103976 / 0 Omalizumab Recombinant Human Anti-IgE for Treatment of Asthma, Efficacy Review, Dr. Kaiser, FDA (HTM) (PPT)
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Musical: 'Disney's The Little Mermaid' - Irvington Town Hall Theater
Hours: 7:30pm
Ages: All
Price: $18; $12 seniors/students
85 Main St. - 914-591-6602
Irvington , NY 10533
Description: Presented by The Clocktower Players Junior Teen Troupe. In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the adventurous young mermaid Ariel - who's got a thing for disobeying the rules and following her heart - longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. All she has to do is defy her father King Triton, make a deal with the mean old sea witch, Ursula, and convince the handsome, but human, Prince Eric that she's the girl with the enchanting voice. Snow Date: Sunday, Jan. 27, at 2pm.