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This press release was issued by Nissan Europe on September 17, 2002 (CET).
September 17, 2002
New Micra Stars on the Paris Catwalk
The new generation Micra confirms Nissan's direction of creating cars that combine clever design and advanced, purposeful technology.
Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., will present the bold, all-new Micra at the Mondial de L'Automobile 2002 (Paris Motor Show, 28 September - 13 October). Underlining the company's product-led renaissance, the latest Micra will be the third all-new Nissan to be launched in just 12 months, and will continue to be Nissan's biggest volume seller in Europe. It joins the acclaimed new Primera and strong selling X-TRAIL to spearhead Nissan's resurgence in Europe.
But although the new Micra will be the focus of attention at the Paris Salon, it won't be the only new Nissan compact on display. Sharing some of the limelight will be a stunning Micra-based concept car, the Micra C+C.
Micra, designed in both Japan and Europe and to be built at Nissan's Sunderland plant in the UK, combines a dramatic new look with clever design and intelligent, easy-to-use technology.
Described by Shiro Nakamura, Nissan's Senior Vice President of Design,as a 'revolutionary evolution' of the current Micra - the first Japanese-badged car to win the coveted European Car of the Year award. The new generation Micra, while keeping the friendly allure of the current model shows a more assertive character. The design language involves the use of well defined volumes and arched lines, resulting in a muscular but reassuring and cosy car.
Principle 'arch' design cues include a dominant shoulder line which is echoed in the Micra's rounded roofline. The car's highly individual 'face' also incorporates thoughtful and practical features such as the ellipsoid headlamps which integrate wing-top sights to ease parking and the placing of the car in traffic.
New Micra's compact exterior dimensions - a positive boon in crowded cities such as Paris - belie a 72mm increase in wheelbase that offers more room for passengers and their luggage, and is amongst the most spacious vehicles in the compact sector. Space is increased further through a sliding rear seat, which provides the flexibility of either the rear leg room or the luggage volume offered by larger cars in the class above.
The new Micra is bristling with state-of-the art features and practical solutions designed to be both easy to use and relevant to everyday needs, such as automatic wipers, automatic air conditioning and for the first time, a unique Intelligent Key.
The Intelligent Key allows the doors and tailgate to be locked and unlocked, and the engine started without having to insert either a key or a card into the vehicle. This 'smart' system allows the vehicle to detect when the Intelligent Key approaches within 80cm of the car - the doors are then locked and unlocked by simply pressing a button mounted on the door handle mechanism. In the same way, once Micra detects the presence of the key inside the car, the engine may be started simply by turning the ignition switch. The owner may therefore complete a shopping trip for example without once having to taking the key out of a pocket or bag.
Ease of use was also the priority for the dynamics: with a new chassis designed to be agile, new engines, and class leading turning circle of under nine metres, the new Micra is as user-friendly on the road as it is in the cabin.
Alongside the Micra will be an innovative concept car based on the new generation Micra. The Micra C+C - which stands for Coupe + Convertible - is designed for people who like to express their personalities and combines the pleasures of open top motoring with the security, utility, winter comfort and emotional appeal of a hard top coupe.
There will be more to the Nissan stand at Paris however.
Completing its launch phase in Paris, X-TRAIL's new 2.5-litre petrol engine combined with the class leading electronically controlled ALL MODE 4x4 system takes it to the top of its segment in terms of dynamic technology and all round performance. This third and most powerful of the engine range consolidating both X-TRAIL's position as the reference in the crossover class, and Nissan's 4x4 leadership in Europe.
Paris also marks the public debut of a revised Almera range, designed to strengthen its appeal in its market segment. As well as a new look front, revised rear styling and a new style of alloy wheel, the interior ambience of the car has been improved with new colours and fabrics.
The new Almera also adopts the N-Form system, pioneered in the new Primera. For Almera, the N-Form system includes a centrally mounted seven-inch colour monitor for the DVD-based satellite navigation system. The screen also doubles as a display for the fully automatic air conditioning, telephone integration and integrated hi-fi system helping to make the controls among the most user-friendly on the market. The latest generation Almera goes on sale across Europe in October.
All of these new models underline Nissan's focus on exciting, individual and distinctive design with the added benefit of intelligent technology that is, above all, useful.


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Residents along Marine Parade wanting to continue raking in up to $300 per night from Airbnb guests have been given the thumbs-down by Cottesloe council.
Unit owners at 116 Marine Parade received the knockback after their change of use application, from residential to serviced apartments, was refused at Tuesday evening's council meeting.
Over the past 18 months, there has been an explosion of Cottesloe residents advertising their properties with online accommodation provider, Airbnb – from 30 to more than 300.
The latest Marine Parade proposal was viewed as a litmus test for change.
Airbnb operators will now have to wait until chief executive Mat Humfrey drafts a new short-stay accommodation policy, a request by council.
Of the 14 units, 11 owners lobbied for the change but were met with stiff resistance from objectors including the town's planning department.
Dissenting owners Peter and Pamela Goff said conflict between permanent residents and short-stay tenants was a national issue.
"It will have an impact on amenity for permanent residents and impose unreasonable cost burdens," their submission to council read.
Patricia Carmichael highlighted damage that had occurred to the building and the impact on amenity.
"There has been youngsters playing games up and down stairs and jumping from the balconies into garden beds," she wrote.
"We've had buck's parties, visitors ringing door bells throughout the night and a lack of security."
Brian Kent, a near neighbour was concerned by the lack of any management.
"No on-site management or security means unruly guests cannot be controlled and the effective conversion of the complex into a hotel-motel will destroy the residential character," he wrote.
Comment has been sought as to what the latest decision will mean for those currently accommodated via Airbnb.
The stoush between competing owners fired up last year as reported on WAtoday.
At that time, some owners claimed they had been subjected to antisocial behaviour including strippers at parties, defecation in stairwells and even gang warfare.
Ms Carmichael, who lives on the top floor of the three-storey Marine Parade complex, said security had evolved as the most significant issue.
"There's an indiscriminate allocation of access codes to short-term stayers," she said.
"They then pass the codes onto their friends until the point where we just don't know who can get into the complex."
Ms Carmichael argued that residential and short-term rental properties should be kept separate.
An investigation by town planners concluded that rather than a short-stay use, the proposal from Marine Parade unit owners was more properly that for "serviced apartments".
Development services manager Andrew Jackson said Issues like noise, complaints, security, guest behaviour had not been adequately addressed.
The council voted it down.


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The cytokines TNF-?, IFN-?, IL-1?, and IL-4 stimulated a 2- to 3.5-fold increase in CD44-dependent cell binding to HA. IFN-? treatment did not increase CD44 expression as assessed by flow cytometry, although phorbol myristate acetate treatment did. This indicates that IFN-?-induced cell binding to HA did not require increased CD44 expression. These data indicate that CD44 is important for bronchial epithelial cell binding to HA and that cytokines known to be expressed in inflammation can increase HA binding independently of the level of CD44 expression.
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An injury to a teammate of Amon Buchanan had a silver lining, writes Jessica Halloran.
Amon Buchanan grew up in the country with five brothers and on a diet of backyard football games. In the Buchanan household it was footy in the winter and cricket in the summer.
"It's good. I loved it," Buchanan said. "We were always playing games together.
"My youngest brothers are 11 and 13, two little ones are Merrick and Callum. I have an older brother, Rani, who's 28. And two brothers that are around my age are Liam and Mica."
One man who could be mistaken for his brother is his Swans teammate Adam Schneider. Buchanan's round facial features, tinted blondish-brownish mop and compact, strong build is extremely similar to Schneider's.
And since the talented Schneider ripped his hamstring against Essendon in round six, Buchanan has helped fill the gap left by the fiesty small forward. Also in this time, Schneider, 20, has consequently become something of a mentor figure for the 21-year-old.
Buchanan said Schneider had an excellent footy brain, and that chats with him before matches and at half-time had helped him find his confidence in the side.
"It's weird because I've had an opportunity to play through his injury. He's really helped me the last few weeks. Talking to me before games about players. He's been really good," Buchanan said.
"He's younger than me but he's a lot more experienced. He's got a really good footy head. He's really smart like that."
And they have similar looks?
"Yeah, that too," he said, smiling slightly at the well-worn observation.
So similar are their looks that Swans fans often confuse the two. Schneider is convinced, despite limping with his injured hamstring and sitting in the stands, that some fans still think he's out there chasing the footy.
"A lot of people think I look like him - a few supporters probably think I'm still playing," Schneider said. "Apparently we look alike," he added deadpan.
Schneider said that, haircuts aside, he and Buchanan are similar players. While Buchanan has managed only four games this year - against Geelong in round three and in rounds seven, eight and nine - Schneider said last week's effort against Hawthorn was his mate's best.
"He's been amazing," Schneider said. "Definitely one of the reasons we won last week. His forward pressure has been great. I just try to encourage him when I talk to him. It can be frustrating not getting the ball as much but just telling him the tackling and the chasing counts. It's not just about kicking goals. Not kicking them is the most frustrating thing."
One small handpass was part of a crucial play in the Swans' win on the weekend.
Buchanan's handball to Jude Bolton - who slotted the goal that put the Swans in front and stole the match in the final minutes - as well as a bundle of hard tackles and a few smothers, was a performance that Swans coach Paul Roos was proud of.
After the match, Roos remarked it was "unusual" for a player who had just one kick to have such an influence on a game. His statistics for the match read 10 possessions; one solitary kick and nine handballs.
"His work rate and his tackling was outstanding. His pressure and a couple of his possessions were very, very telling," Roos said.
Buchanan says he has focused on being desperate for the ball; tackling, chasing and just being hungry for the footy.
"I've mainly been basing my game on pressure and tackling and lots of little things, then hopefully all the rest will fall into place, like kicking goals," Buchanan said.
"I think you've got to be desperate for the ball, especially because I'm a bit littler."
Buchanan has the quintessential football hard-luck story. A broken ankle, a temporary comeback then a season-ending knee halfway through the last year - yes, 2003 was a disaster for Buchanan. He was delisted by the Swans but was told by the club he would be picked up again.
His goals at the Swans at the start of the year were simple but his ambition is gradually growing.
"Pretty much just to get back into the senior side," he said. "Initially I just set out to play just one game but then I start to cement a spot. Hopefully a dozen or more games."


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Awsome *WoW* kitchen and lose "formal" dining room?
We're in the middle of designing our kitchen with the designer and are stuck on one point we keep going back and forth on. We want to make larger our kitchen but it would mean losing the formal dining room. We can still easily put a dining table but the wall where the hutch or wall unit goes with the dining table will be compromised. We thought we could simply not put upper cabinets on that wall making it look like it goes with the dining table and part of the kitchen at the same time.
Would you prefer a super WoW kitchen if it meant losing a formal dining room?
This would make one side of the kitchen extended to 17 feet rather than 9 '. The other side of the kitchen is 8.5 ft. That's where the stove will go, centred, with a wow canopy and no upper wall cabinets making it the focal point of the kitchen. 9 ft ceiling. wall cabinets will be double stacked cabinets with crown moulding to ceiling.
how many times a year do you use the formal dining room?
If the answer is less than 12, I'd say go with the kitchen + lose the formal dining room.... but no-one can make that decision for you.
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I guess it was more of a question on what you guys would prefer and if whether or not it would hurt resale.
Mortgage is almost paid off so I doubt we'll be selling, but still something to consider "just in case".
You mean that buffet base and the hutch top? That is SOOOO 1970...
Do what YOU want to have, not what you think the resale value would be. You're going to live there for some years, don't you? Enjoy it. Go with your preference and you might find out that the future potential buyer's wife is thinking just like you.
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We had this same discussion when we gutted our current home. We are people who would never not ever use a formal setting. In fact, we did not choose china or silver or any of that crap for wedding registries.
This is a view from the formal dining room into the eat-in kitchen at purchase:
Here is the space looking at the entry to the kitchen from the den/great room.
And this is after we tore through the support walls and installed beams above (and about a week before our daughter came VERY early):
This is the new island a couple months later after we'd rushed two 12 hour crews to make the space livable:
And this is the same view as above from the great room:
I don't know if you (or anyone) considers what we ended up with a 'wow' kitchen, but after 9 years here, we still like it and use it a lot when entertaining. The thing most people say when they see it for the first time is 'its so open!' No one expects for a 45 yr old place to be this way.
Take lots of pics!
PH your kitchen looks awsome. That's a big transformation not to mention a huge improvement. I like how the white cabinets really open up the space and brings more life.
What's the height of your ceiling and height of the wall cabinets?
I decided to give up the formal dining and to extend the kitchen because in the CAD drawing it looked very good.
The only issue at mind right now is the newly installed engineered hardwood flooring. Apparently they are not so scratch resistant. The last thing anyone would want is to have a scratched up floor in an upscale kitchen. I've entertained the thought of ripping it all out and putting tiles but I don't want to break up the uniform look throughout.
In my last house I only used the buffet base and kept the hutch top in storage. When I moved last year I sold the base and hutch and kept just the table and chairs of the dining room set. My new house has a large butler's panty, so the storage provided by the hutch/base wasn't needed.
As to if you need a formal dining room I think you'd need to consider how large a table you can get in your kitchen (vs. dining room). Do you entertain and need seating for a large groups that you can't do in your eat in kitchen?
Of course, I have in mind a similar trick with crown molding around the whole house. That'll come one day... along with freshly painted ceilings... and hardwood in the back bedroom... and shower room remodels... and this and that..
Here's the kitchen window trim. Not the best place to show, now the same angle as before but my two "herr-icanes" have made an absolute mess of the place. Stuff is all over the counter. So this is the best I have.
This is the great room window trim. This also shows the work we did on the media center and fireplace a few years ago. This is where I think the right crown will make a huge difference:
And this is the new and improved sun room with the trim feature. Not totally necessary here as the room is sunken by ab 4" from the rest of the house. Also, these brand new doors are getting replaced with the new fort knox like security doors. I like this look a lot, but it's terribly easy to.. well.. kick in.
As for the floors, our hardwood has weathered nine years of entertaining, kids, spills, a washer overflow/flood, and now a dog. The (big) dog's nails do cause scratches in the clear polyurethane, but they look similar in depth to swirl marks on a car's paint. And you can only see them in the right light.
My thoughts for a kitchen floor- or any floor, really. Is that it won't be the focal point of a given room. It should add to it without taking away from the room. I guess what I am suggesting is that scratches are going to happen. Just be ok with it if you like the flow of the house and the floor you have. I use the imperfections as a memory of good times, running around the house.. or that time we dropped an entire turkey on the floor... It's all good.
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Love the crown moulding and it's height. Entrance to the swimming looks very grand and demands attention. You didn't like the idea of adding crown moulding to your kitchen cabinets?
Those look like 5" recessed lighting in your kitchen and at what distance do you have them from the wall cabinets? Any issues with casting shadow over countertop?
The lights offer the room plenty of light. We also have under cabinet lights that provide lots of light when not dimmed for 'effect.' Also key here is that we did not want a giant vent-a-hood hanging down over the cook top. We instead cut the concrete and installed a retractable one.
(in the pics with studs where the walls were, you can see a trough for the exhaust)
We wanted to bring the outside to the inside and for the sunroom to be the 'bridge' between the two spaces. That's another reason we chose a natural slate product. It feels rustic and natural like the outside and you can 'feel' the outside with the large windows. The steps outside the doors span the entire wall and have the same stone as our hearth and around the steps of the pool. We used the same stone in the re-done/face lifted entrance. It is obvious to most that major work has been done bc this is not a 45 yr old space, but through each project over the years, we wanted the certainty of WHEN the work was done to be in question. We've accomplished the consistency throughout the years. Excepting a garage that would make your teeth hurt, I think we're done with the working spaces of the home for a few years.
Now to the bathrooms...
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Debating the structure of post-Blakely sentencing
This article from the Seattle Post Intelligencer entitled "Lawyers work to recraft sentencing guidelines" provides a thoughtful and intriguing account of the on-going debate in Washington over how to amend the state's guidelines to best accommodate the demands of Blakely. The article details that prosecutors and defense attorneys are dickering over how to define and structure aggravating and mitigating sentencing factors, although there are apparently significant points of consensus:
Defense attorneys and prosecutors agree that prosecutors should declare their intention to seek above-standard sentences when they file charges, and that juries generally would consider aggravating circumstances during the trial.
The article closes by noting that some of Washington's state judges are actually advocating the most radical response to Blakely. According to the article, the "state Superior Court Judges' Association favors a simple solution: making the guidelines voluntary."
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Leader Times roundup: Miller's hit lifts Kittanning baseball
Kittanning's baseball team nearly let one slip away, but Christian Miller's bat saved the day.
Miller hit a two-run, walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh to send Kittanning (2-7, 1-4) to its first Section 5-AAA win of the season Thursday afternoon, 8-7, over Valley (1-7, 0-5).
Mitch Pirhalla went 2 for 4, scored three times and was the winning pitcher. He almost didn't get a chance to finish the game after his throwing error helped Valley score five runs in the top of the seventh to take a 7-6 lead.
"I almost pulled him," Kittanning coach John Davis said. "(Pirhalla) said, 'I want to finish the game,' and I said to him, 'I want you to finish the game.' "
Davis' confidence in Pirhalla, who only allowed two hits in the first six innings, paid off. Pirhalla got out of the inning, and he and Sam Kiebler scored the tying and winning runs on Miller's hit.
Liam Doms had a two-run double for the Wildcats in a five-run fifth inning.
Apollo-Ridge 9, Burrell 4 — Mitchell Johnston's two-run home run helped Apollo-Ridge (4-7, 1-3) score nine unanswered runs to get its first Section 3-AA win of the season and beat Burrell (2-6, 2-3) for the first time since 2006.
Delbert Brown allowed six hits on his way to the complete- game win. Sam Held had three hits for the Vikings, who did not have a hit through three innings.
Freeport 14, West Shamokin 2 —Jessica Kelley scattered six hits over seven innings to lead Freeport to a Section 3-AA win on the road.
Alexis Roenigk and Karlie Hill both had three hits for Freeport (7-3, 7-3), and Amanda Gomez had a triple and a double for the Yellowjackets.
Jen Notto had the only RBI, and Kelly Clowser had a triple for West Shamokin (2-8, 2-6).
Leechburg 12, St. Joseph 0 (5 inn.) — One day after throwing a perfect game, Kenzie Young threw a one-hitter and struck out 11 batters to beat visiting St. Joseph (2-6, 2-6) in a Section 3-A game.
Amber Stull had three hits, including two doubles, for Leechburg (8-1, 8-1).
Knoch 19, Kittanning 8 (9 inn.) — Bethany Hay and Codi Reed both hit grand slams in an 11-run ninth inning that sent Knoch (7-6, 3-4) to the Section 5-AAA win.
Nicole Johnson homered and had four hits for Kittanning (3-5, 3-5), which had a 7-2 lead after four innings.
Reed's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning put Knoch ahead, 8-7, but Kittanning tied the game when Nellie Toy drove in Tara Schall.
Apollo-Ridge 11, Valley 6 — Sammy Geracia had four hits and three RBI to lead Apollo-Ridge (3-6, 3-6) to a Section 3-AA road win.
Winning pitcher Mariah Laird settled in and threw the complete game after Valley (3-5, 3-5) scored four runs in the first. Dana Speranza doubled twice for Apollo-Ridge.
Lynch wins award —Freeport three-sport senior Brendan Lynch is one of four recipients of the WPIAL Scholar-Athlete Award. A standout in football, basketball and track, Lynch will receive a $5,000 scholarship and be honored at a luncheon May 20 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Green Tree.
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Laptop Expert is an online shop for laptop parts owned by IP Computers. Before approaching us, Laptop Expert had already been working on Prestashop with over 1,200 products and established sales. IP Computers asked us to re-design their website which was based on a basic template. Examining the previous plug-in heavy design, our goal was to remove the clutter and organize the information better. We achieved this goal by implementing good design and common practices in usability and information architecture.
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In the development process of the project we needed to create new and modify modules to support our design. The modules created on Laptop Expert will be distributed under the GPL license on our website and the Prestashop forums. The new modules include: Specials Carousel on Homepage, jCarousel on Homepage, Login Box and Customized Content Tab on Product Page.


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CBRE completed the sale of Union Crossing and the 8th Avenue Shops, two grocery-anchored centers located in Metro Phoenix.
Mindy Korth and Barry Gabel of CBRE's Phoenix office completed the transactions on behalf of the seller. The buyer of Union Crossing was Eleven Investments LLC of Fargo, N.D, which was represented by Matt Olsen of Property Resources Group.
A private buyer from California acquired the 8th Avenue Shops. They were represented by Mary Ridberg and Rommie Mojahed of Sperry Van Ness. The individual sales price of each asset and the seller were not disclosed.
"Grocers remain a stable source of income and foot traffic throughout all types of market conditions," Korth said. "Both of these grocery-anchored centers offered stability from key anchor tenancy, along with vacancy that provides excellent upside as the market continues to recover. Overall, retail investment sales in 2012 were considerably higher than recent years."
The assets are located on opposite sides of Metro Phoenix. Union Crossing, anchored by Asiana Market, is a 76,835 SF retail center at 4330-4410 W. Union Hills Dr. in Phoenix. Built in 1987, the center was 72% occupied at the time of sale.
The 8th Avenue Shops is a 93,444 SF neighborhood center at 808-856 S. Alma School Rd. in Mesa. The property is anchored by Food City, a subsidiary of Basha's supermarkets. Other tenants include Family Dollar, Chuck E. Cheese's and Sunrise Preschool. The 8th Avenue Shops was also built in 1987 and was 79% leased at the time of sale.


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From 2005 to 2009, the average black household's wealth fell by more than half, to $5,677, while white household wealth fell 16 percent to $113,149, according to the Pew Research Center. In 2009, 24 percent of black households had no major assets other than a vehicle, compared with 6 percent of their white counterparts.
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High-Level Launch: Introductory remarks by Ambassador Wittig on addressing Sexual Violence in Ceasefire and Peace Agreements
(Near verbatim transcript of introductory remarks by Ambassador Wittig at the High-Level Launch of DPA Guidance for Mediators on addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ceasefire and Peace Agreements in the German House)
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends. I would like to extend a very warm welcome to all of you on the occasion of today's launch of the DPA Guidance for Mediators on addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ceasefire and Peace Agreements.
The German Mission is honoured to host the introduction and launch of this new mediation guidance. Your presence here is evidence of the high importance of this matter and its implications for international security and peacebuilding, which we will be discussing today.
Some of you have been directly involved in brokering groundbreaking peace and ceasefire agreements. It is a rare occasion to have so much mediation expertise around one table and I think that we all very much look forward to learning more today about your valuable experiences. Sometimes, multilateral diplomacy takes bold steps forward. Security Council resolution 1325 was one of them, as well as the follow-up resolutions 1820, 1888 and 1960. The normative framework is set, however, there is still al lack of implementation. The situation on the ground is still extremely disturbing. In this context the new Guidance for Mediators on addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in ceasefire and peace agreements is a very crucial tool to address sexual violence in security arrangements.
Often it takes decades for victims of conflict-related sexual violence to find the courage to even speak out. Often silence and the feeling of shame prevail. But the pursuit of justice and accountability for such crimes is so important. This Mediation Guidance is a clear signal that United Nations Mediators will not be complicit in this silence.
We know conflict-related sexual violence does not only affect women and girls, but also men and boys. However, women are the ones who are in most cases underrepresented in peace processes. By addressing the issue of sexual violence in ceasefire and peace agreements, this mediation guidance also will help to ensure the participation of women in a very important stage of peace processes. The value of UN DPA`s new guidance can therefore not be overestimated.
We cannot separate the challenge of sexual violence from the broader security issues on the Security Council`s agenda. In this regard I very warmly welcome SRSG Margot Wallström as chair of today`s discussion. We commend your very important work and assure you of Germany`s active support of your endeavors.
Let me say in closing, conflict-related sexual violence is not only a threat to peace and security, it is also a violation of basic human rights. Respect for human rights is of vital importance for Germany. Part of this active human rights policy is our candidacy for the Human Rights Council for the period 2013-2015.
To conclude, I can only applaud the United Nations Department of Political Affairs for their hard work that has gone into the completion of this mediation guidance. It is with great pleasure that I hand the floor to Under-Secretary-General Mr. Lynn Pascoe, for an introduction of this new guidance.
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A suspicious clerk who called police to the Hyatt Summerfield Hotel regarding an attempt to use fraudulent credit cards helped catch an identity thief, a police report said.
Two men entered the hotel in the 4500 block of Chabot Drive the afternoon of July 6 and attempted to use a credit card in a different name, the report said. Although the men claimed to be checking in for someone else, the clerk became wary because the room hadn't been reserved under their own name, according to the report; the card the two attempted to use came back "do not honor."
Police met up with the men outside the hotel. Brian Ward Rabitt, 34, was charged with possession of stolen property for possessing the credit card and statements belonging to two other people, providing false information to a police officer and identity theft, the report said. Rabitt also had an outstanding warrant from San Mateo for weapons and other charges, according to the report. The second man was not arrested.
In other police reports:
A burglary in the 5000 block of Hopyard Road netted electonics, tools and $400 cash. The incident took place July 12 between 2:10 and 2:40 p.m. at Finn Design Group. Taken was a laptop computer valued at $429 and a $40 computer bag, a PDA worth $199, a $399 smart phone, 10 flash drives valued at $200, a $90 bluetooth headset, a $199 Swiss Army knife, a computer repair tool bag and tools worth $150, chip readers worth $100 and a $20 wallet. A credit card was also stolen in the theft; entry was gained through the front door.
Computer equipment valued at $4,100 was stolen in a burglary July 11 at 6140 Stoneridge Mall Road. A $3,500 Dell laptop and $600 Sony laptop were stolen between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m.
Credit cards, $300 cash, keys, a purse and wallet were reported stolen from a vehicle parked at ClubSport between 4:25 and 5:25 p.m. on July 10. The wallet was valued at $230, and the purse was worth $200; a $100 PDA and $50 cell phone were also stolen.


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Can children without books compete effectively with children who are provided with books. Some middle class school districts are now requiring that every student have a personal computer. But the districts aren't providing the computers. They're asking the parents to do that, and asking the parents who can buy computers to purchase computers for those who can't.
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Arthritis & Rheumatism, Volume 62,
November 2010 Abstract Supplement
Abstracts of the American College of
Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
Annual Scientific Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia November 6-11, 2010.
Gene-Interactions Influence Methotrexate Efficacy in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Analysis of 62 SNPs Panel in a Monocentric Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis Affected Patients.
Barnetche1, Thomas, Rooryck-Thambo4, Caroline, Hubert3, Christophe, Richez2, Christophe, Arveiler4, Benoit, Schaeverbeke2, Thierry
Bordeaux University Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Bordeaux, France
Bordeaux University Hospital, Rheumatology Department
Genomics-Transcriptomics Facility, Bordeaux
Human Genetics Laboratory EA4137, University Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2
Methotrexate (MTX) is one of the most widely used disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. No single genetic marker allows predicting response to the treatment. Here, we aimed to establish gene-gene epistatic interactions to predict MTX response therapy. SNPs were selected in proteins and enzymes that step in folate, purine and adenosine pathways, and also in several transporters that participate to MTX cellular absorption and elimination.
A sample of 222 RA affected patients treated with low dose of MTX (7,5mg to 25mg with oral, intra-muscular or subcutaneous administration) was included in a monocentric study. Efficacy to MTX was assessed using EULAR response criteria and/or physician's assessment. A panel of 62 SNPs was analyzed for each patient. Univariate analysis in genotypes and allele frequencies was performed. Then gene-gene interactions were studied using Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction (MDR). MDR is considered as a non-parametric approach to detect non-linear interactions between binary variables that influence a binary outcome. This method reduces the dimensionality of genotypes predictors from N-dimensions to one dimension in pooling multilocus genotypes into high-risk and low risks MTX response groups. The robustness and significance of the model were tested through cross validation consistency (CVC, 10-fold).
The MDR method highlights that MTX response (about 67% in this sample) is related with epistatic interactions among variants in ABCC3 (ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C) efflux transporter (rs739921 [C/G], rs4148412[C/T]), ABCC5 efflux transporter (rs4148575 [C/T]) and adenosine monophosphate deaminase 1 (rs2268699 [A/C]). Testing accuracy was 0.635 and CVC was 10/10. Carriers of a predisposing genotype combination were 22.14-fold more likely to respond to MTX than those without (CI95%: 9.7650.21; p<0.0001). Sensitivity was 73%, specificity was 89% and accuracy was 78%. Univariate analysis revealed independent association for only two of these four SNPs: rs4148412[C/T] (ABCC3) and rs2268699 [A/C] (AMPD1) (p<0.05).
These data indicate that epistatic interactions in MTX pharmacology pathway influence the treatment response. Further studies are needed to confirm the role of genetic variants in ABCC transporters in MTX response, and to determine the exact functional impact of this genetic model.
To cite this abstract, please use the following information:
Barnetche, Thomas, Rooryck-Thambo, Caroline, Hubert, Christophe, Richez, Christophe, Arveiler, Benoit, Schaeverbeke, Thierry; Gene-Interactions Influence Methotrexate Efficacy in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Analysis of 62 SNPs Panel in a Monocentric Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis Affected Patients. [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum 2010;62 Suppl 10 :1596
DOI: 10.1002/art.29362


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Washington, DC — The following is a statement by Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid on William Bennett's recent comments:
Yesterday, on his radio call-in show, former Reagan Secretary of Education, William Bennett made the following comment, "… you could abort every black baby in this country and your crime rate would go down. That would be an impossible, ridiculous, and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate would go down."
"I am appalled by Mr. Bennett's remarks and call on him to issue an immediate apology not only to African Americans but to the nation. At a time when so many Americans are struggling to recover from two devastating Hurricanes, now is the time to help one another, not feed the fires of racism. America can do better. The Republican Party has recently taken great pains to reach out to the African American community, and I hope that they will be swift in condemning Mr. Bennett's comments as nothing short of callous and ignorant. They are reminiscent of a time our nation is still struggling to overcome. Again, I call on him to issue an immediate apology to the nation for his insensitive remarks."


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The spirit of Halloween lasted into mid-November for students of Charter Tech High School for the Performing Arts - and a hurricane, northeaster and the fact that the spooky holiday was technically weeks past was not going to stop it.
Twice rescheduled due to the storms, Monday, Nov. 12, was the new date for the student-run instrumental Halloween show.
Fog machines lined the entrance, eerie props were arranged on stage and the students were beyond ready to present what they had been preparing for weeks.
"It's like rehearsing for a long time and then looking forward to it and then having to cancel … now we actually get to perform," music student Vivian Duong, 17, of Atlantic City said before the show.
That night, Duong played piano before a full audience at her Somers Point school. She took the stage, along with fellow classmates, to perform "Witchcraft" and "Howlin' for You," a song made popular by the Black Keys.
All 16 numbers were chosen by the students and Halloween-inspired, from the Cranberries' hit "Zombie" and the Charlie Daniels Band's "Devil Went Down to Georgia" to possibly the most appropriate, Michael Jackson's iconic "Thriller."
Every major, including instrumental music, vocal music, musical theater, TV/film and dance was involved with the production, from costumes to musical arrangements.
Ticket sales and the PTO's water and pretzel sale raised $844 that night, all to be donated to the Red Cross. Proceeds were originally to be deposited into the Instrumental Music Student Account.
"It was actually one of the students who came up with the idea (to give to the Red Cross), and we said absolutely," music teacher Don Wittenwiler, of Egg Harbor Township, said. "None of these kids are selfish, and a lot of these kids were affected (by the storm)."
Bass player Bob Kessler, 17, of Brigantine, saw the effects of the storm in his hometown.
"I think it's for a great cause," he said of the night that almost did not happen.
Before beginning the show with Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising," music teacher Jason Carroll announced that he was glad the school reconsidered canceling the performance.
"It allows us to do what we do and still give back," he said.
Kessler, dressed in a large banana costume, went on to play "Frankenstein," "Danse Macabre" - a classical piece arranged by music student Heain Kim - and finished the night with a standing ovation-worthy "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones.
Kim, 19, of Somers Point, originally of Korea, was excited to play her cello for a good cause. "Danse Macabre," her classical arrangement with a modern twist, was arranged specifically for the show.
"It makes (playing music) worth it," Kim said of the Halloween performance turned benefit show.
The students, who put out two CDs a year, are also required to perform two showcases a year. The Halloween performance was a brainstormed idea that the students worked together on to make a reality.
And once the storm hit, they were more than willing to reach out, using this night as their method.
"Rather than keeping it for ourselves, now we have an opportunity to help other people who have been affected," Duong said. "This is just an opportunity for us to give back.
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Contact: Judy Kent at (703) 759-7476 or [email protected], or David Almasi at (202) 507-6398 x11 or (703) 568-4727 or [email protected]
Washington Post Company Admits "Mistakes" in Reporting
Lopsided Coverage of "March for Life" Abortion Rally Versus Much Smaller Rallies Favored by Liberals Cited as Proof Reporters, Editors Lack Objectivity
Publisher Admits About "90 Percent" of Washington Post Newsroom Holds Liberal Political Beliefs and "Obviously Their Bias Comes Through"
Washington, D.C. - During today's annual meeting of shareholders of The Washington Post Company, a shareholder activist of the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project told Post Company management that biased reporting is causing "a credibility problem that's obviously hurting your bottom line."
Making an example of the Washington Post's lopsided coverage of abortion activism, David Almasi, the National Center's executive director, noted the Post's lack of reporting on major anti-abortion events such as the annual March for Life, in comparison to smaller environmentalist and pro-gun control events this past January and February. Almasi pointed out that his critique closely resembles criticism raised in 1990 by the Post's then-ombudsman and its managing editor.
Noting that almost identical lapses in objectivity are noticeable today, Almasi noted: "The big difference between now and 23 years ago is that the Post has abolished the position of ombudsman."
Almasi added: "With the public politically-divided, you do not serve the shareholders well when you alienate half the people all of the time. It's not a winning business model."
A copy of the complete question asked by Almasi, as it was prepared for delivery, can be found here.
In response, Post Company chairman and CEO Donald Graham, who served as the paper's publisher in 1990, said he agreed with the criticism of the paper's abortion reporting at that time and said the Post's job in reporting the news is "not to take sides." However, he added, "that's not to say we don't make mistakes."
Graham handed off the question to current Post publisher Katherine Weymouth, who added: "[W]e're far from perfect -- we do make mistakes." In a private conversation with Almasi after the conclusion of the meeting, Weymouth suggested around "90 percent" of the Post newsroom holds liberal political beliefs and "obviously their bias comes through" on occasion. "We can't be perfect," Weymouth reiterated. Almasi pointed out that the Post's apparent bias against large pro-life events such as the annual March for Life is a recurring problem with the paper.
"Every year, the hundreds of thousands of people who trek to Washington in January -- often in snow and rain -- for the March for Life get a small story in the Metro section for their efforts. And it usually includes a photo of the handful of pro-abortion counter-protesters who show up -- diluting the coverage and potentially making someone not reading the article think it was a pro-abortion event. This year, the apparent bias was compounded when a gun control rally of less than 1,000 people the next day received better coverage. And another smaller rally against the Keystone XL pipeline made the front section," said Almasi. "People consider Congress more credible than the reporters who cover them these days, and the Washington Post is seen as the poster child for bias for this kind of reporting."
The National Center participated in the Washington Post Company shareholder meeting through the use of shares in company stock owned by Accuracy in Media.
"I worked for AIM 23 years ago when the late Reed Irvine wrote about the Post's lack of objectivity on the abortion issue -- the very issues I can unfortunately still talk about today. Mr. Irvine was once a staple at Post Company shareholder meetings, demanding answers from Katherine Graham and Ben Bradlee," noted the National Center's Almasi. "What was a problem then seems to remain a problem today. I'm honored to be able to follow in Mr. Irvine's footsteps, but sad that the Post remains plagued by the very same credibility issue over a generation later."
Almasi added: "That the chairman and the publisher of the Washington Post are willing to admit mistakes are being made is encouraging, but admitting it is one thing and fixing it is another. Peoples' opinions about a biased media won't change until they start seeing truly objective reporting."
In March, at the Walt Disney Company shareholder meeting, a National Center representative brought up the issue of media bias to Disney CEO Robert Iger. Iger admitted that Disney's ABC News is "guilty of making mistakes" when it comes to objective news reporting.
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Ascent and Mindscape to provide Voice/IVR solutions For Mashreqbank
Ascent Computing Group, a provider of voice application platform software and business Information Technology (IT) solutions and services, announced a customer win with Mindscape Information Technology, provider of banking and finance solutions based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Mindscape currently supports all the IT needs of Mashreqbank, the largest private bank in the UAE, including a fully automated customer call center with more than 100 agent positions serving Mashreqbank's retail and corporate customers.
Under the terms of the agreement, Mindscape and Ascent have jointly developed and redistributed Interactive Voice Response (IVR) solutions for Mashreqbank, based on Ascent's open standards-based AscenTel voice application platform. The voice recognition service is available to Mashreqbank's customers in both English and Arabic, and is initially available for managing a wide variety of credit cards functions.
Ascent Computing Group provides both voice-based business application software and consulting services. Headquartered in White Plains, New York, Ascent has been developing and deploying business solutions since 1994 and is an Inc. 500 and Fast 500 Company.
Founded in 1967, Mashreqbank is one of the largest private sector banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) with total assets of $6.44 billion, as of year-end 2002. As well as being a leading retail bank, it also ranks among the most active in corporate banking, treasury, investment and correspondent banking.
Mindscape is an advanced management technology firm specializing in financial institutions. With a team of more than 100 professionals, Mindscape emerged as a specialist in the development and application of advanced technology, providing solutions for the financial services and especially the banking sector. Mindscape is headquartered in Dubai. — (menareport.com)
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in memory of Reb David ben Aharon Ha'Levi Rosenwald z"l
prepared by Rabbi P. Feldman of Kollel Iyun Hadaf, Yerushalayim
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Rosh Kollel: Rabbi Mordecai Kornfeld
(a) (Rav Yehudah): "Sholach" is the bird that takes fish from the sea (seagull). "Duchifas" (hoopoe) has a thick comb.
(b) Support (Beraisa): Duchifas has a thick comb. This bird brought the Shamir (the special worm used to cut stones for the Mikdash).
(c) (R. Yochanan): The Sholach exemplifies "Your (Hash-m's) judgments are utterly deep." (It takes a fish from the sea when the fish is destined to die. Alternatively, Hash-m decreed that the Sholach must toil so hard for its food);
1. The ant exemplifies "Tzidkascha k'Harerei Kel". (Even a tiny creature has life energy like a big creature. Alternatively, an ant finds its food easily.)
(d) (Ameimar): Likni and Bitni are permitted;
1. One must follow the local custom regarding Shaknoy and Bitnoy. It varies from place to place.
2. Question: Why should the law depend on custom?
3. Answer: Theses are similar to Peres and Ozniyah. Where Peres and Ozniyah are common, we are concerned lest the species be confused, so one may not eat (what he thinks) is Shaknoy and Bitnoy.
(e) (Abaye): Kavoy and Kakavoy are forbidden. Kakuasa is permitted.
1. Chachamim in Eretz Yisrael lash one who eats Kakuasa. They call it Tachvasa.
(f) (Beraisa): Tinshemes (a kind of bat) is the Bavas (night crier; some explain, the most despised) of the birds.
1. Suggestion: Perhaps it is rather the Bavas of the Sheratzim (rodents)!
2. Rejection: One of the 13 methods of expounding the Torah is to learn from the context. Tinshemes is in the Parsha of birds, it is a bird.
(g) (Beraisa): Tinshemes (mole) is the Bavas of the Sheratzim.
1. Suggestion: Perhaps it is rather the Bavas of the birds!
2. Rejection: We learn from the context. Tinshemes (mentioned) in the Parsha of Sheratzim is a Sheretz.
(h) (Abaye): Kifuf is the Bavas of the birds. Korpedai is the Bavas of the Sheratzim.
(i) (Rav Yehudah): "Ko'as" is the Kuk. "Rocham" is Sherakrak.
1. (R. Yochanan): It is called Rocham because Rachamim (mercy, i.e. rain) comes after it appears.
2. (Rav Bivi bar Abaye): This is only if it was perched on something and chirping.
3. We have a tradition that if it would sit on the ground and chirp, Mashi'ach would come.
4. Question (Rav Ada bar Simi): Such a bird chirped on the ground, and a stone fell on it and killed it!
5. Answer (Mar bar Rav Idai): That bird lied (and was duly punished).
(j) (Beraisa): "Orev" is an Orev (raven). "Kol Orev" includes the Amaki (deep) raven. "L'Mino" includes the raven b'Roshei Yonim (this will be explained.)
(k) Question: Saying 'this is an Orev' does not clarify anything!
(l) Correction: Rather, "Orev" is a black raven, like we learn from "black, like a raven";
1. An Amaki (deep) raven is white. Tzara'as is white; it is "deeper than the skin";
(m) (Rav Papa): 'The raven b'Roshei Yonim' means that its head looks like a dove's head.
(n) (Beraisa): "The Netz" is a Netz (hawk). "L'Minehu" includes Bar Chiri.
(o) Question: What is Bar Chiri?
(p) Answer (Abaye): It is Shorinka (a hawk).
(q) (Rav Yehudah): "Ha'Chasidah" is a white Dayah.
1. It is called Chasidah because it does Chesed with its friends.
(r) "Ha'Anafah" is an ill-tempered Dayah.
1. It is called Anafah because it is Mis'anef (gets angry) with its friends.
(a) (Rav Chanan bar Rav Chisda citing Rav Chisda): There are 24 Tamei birds.
(b) Question (Rav Chanan bar Rav Chisda): The Torah lists the Tamei birds twice. It does not list 24 either time!
1. In Vayikra, it lists 20. In Devarim, it lists 21!
2. Suggestion: "Do'oh" is listed in Vayikra, but not in Devarim. We should add this to the list in Devarim.
3. Rejection: Still, we will have only 22!
(c) Answer (Rav Chisda): Regarding four species, the Torah says "and its related species." Each of these adds another species.
(d) Question: If so, there are 26!
(e) Answer (Abaye): "Do'oh' and 'Ro'oh' are two names for the same species.
1. Support: We must say so, for they are repeated in Devarim to add species. It is unreasonable that a species would be omitted!
2. We must say that Do'oh is also in Devarim, i.e. it is Ro'oh.
(f) Question: Still, this leaves 25 species!
(g) Answer (Abaye): Also, Ayah and Dayah are the same species.
1. It is unreasonable that the Torah would say "l'Minah" (to include a related species) regarding Ayah in one list, and "l'Minah" regarding Dayah (but not by Ayah) elsewhere, especially since the latter list comes to add species!
2. Rather, we must say that they are the same species.
(h) Question: If they are the same, why does the Torah write both?
(i) Answer (Beraisa - Rebbi): Had the Torah called it by only one name, people who call it by the other name would be able to claim that the Torah did not forbid it.
(j) Question (Beraisa): The animals with only one Siman of Taharah were repeated in Devarim to teach about the Shesu'ah; the birds were repeated to teach about the Ro'oh.
1. Suggestion: Just like the animals were repeated to teach about a new one, also the birds were repeated to teach about a new one!
2. Rejection: No - regarding animals, it adds; regarding birds, it clarifies.
(k) R. Avahu holds that there are not 24 species.
(l) (R. Avahu): Ro'oh and Ayah are the same species.
1. It is called Ro'oh because it sees very far - "The eye of an Ayah did not see it".
2. (Beraisa): From Bavel it can see a carcass in Eretz Yisrael.
3. Suggestion: Since he holds that Ro'oh and Ayah are the same species, he must hold that Do'oh is not the same like Ro'oh.
4. Rejection: The list in Devarim comes to add - it is unreasonable that it would omit species!
i. Rather, we must say that Do'oh, Ro'oh and Ayah are all the same.
5. Suggestion: Since he holds that Ro'oh and Ayah are the same species, he must hold that Dayah is not the same like Ayah.
6. Rejection: It is unreasonable that it says "l'Minah" regarding Ayah in Vayikra, and "l'Minah" regarding Dayah (but not regarding Ayah) in Devarim (in particular, since the latter list comes to add species!)
i. It must be, they are the same species. (In conclusion, all four are the same species, there are only 23 Tamei species.)
(a) (Beraisa - Isi ben Yehudah): There are 100 species of Tamei birds in the east. They are all species of Ayah.
(b) (Avimi brei d'R. Avahu - Beraisa): There are 700 species of (Tamei) fish, 800 species of (Tamei) Chagavim, and countless birds.
(c) Question: There are only 24 (Tamei) birds!
(d) Answer: He teaches that there are countless Tahor birds.
(e) (Beraisa - Rebbi): Hash-m knows that there are more Tahor birds than Tamei. Therefore, the Torah lists the Teme'im.
(f) Question: What is the Chidush?
(g) Answer: He teaches Rav Huna's law;
1. (Rav Huna): One should teach his Talmidim concisely.
(h) (R. Yitzchak): One needs a tradition to eat a species of bird. A hunter is believed to say that his teacher told him that a certain species is Tahor.
1. (R. Yochanan): He (the teacher) must know the names and recognize the Tamei species.
2. Question (R. Zeira): Does this refer to his Rebbi who taught him Torah, or the one who taught him how to hunt?
3. Answer: R. Yochanan said that the teacher must know the names and recognize the Tamei species.
i. This is reasonable regarding the one who taught him how to hunt.
ii. A Chacham would know the names, but he would not recognize all the Tamei species!
(a) (Beraisa): In any place, we may buy eggs from Nochrim. We are not concerned lest they came from a Nevelah or Treifah.
(b) Question: Why aren't we concerned lest they are from a Tamei species?
(c) Answer (Shmuel's father): The case is, the Nochri said that they are from a particular Tahor species.
(d) Question: Why must he specify the species?
(e) Answer: If he would just say that they are Tahor, he could lie without fear of being caught.
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Shale oil producers have had a tough time in the last three months, with most big names declining mid-to-high single digits. This decline has been amplified among companies in newer shale plays, for example the Permian Basin in West Texas and the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale in Louisiana.
With a decline in the price of domestic oil from $100 to the low $90 range, stocks of companies operating in less-developed shale plays, where commercial viability is less certain, have seen their stock prices drop the most.
This chart shows the decline of EOG Resources (EOG) and Continental (CLR), each the biggest oil producers in both the Eagle Ford and Bakken, respectively, and as we can see, neither has declined by over 10 percent. Rosetta Resources (ROSE), on the other hand, has lost nearly a quarter of its value in the last three months. The reason? While Rosetta used to be an Eagle Ford pure play, last year the company made a huge bet on horizontal drilling in the Permian Basin with several acquisitions in the Wolfcamp shale portion. Rosetta now has more than 53,000 acres in the Permian Basin.
Think of the current situation like this: we know that most Bakken producers can make reasonable profits with oil as low as the high $60s. We know that most Eagle Ford producers will be fine until about $75. But in the Wolfcamp, producers are still in a testing phase. Unconventional oil in the Permian will likely be commercially viable at $100 or $90 WTI, but what about $80? We really don't know yet, and it's that uncertainty which has kept investors away.
Opportunity Knocking?
Is Rosetta an opportunity down here? If you have tolerance for risk, I believe that it is. The Permian Basin has been producing oil for over a century. Today, some estimate it to be the world's second largest oil field due to its estimated recoverable shale oil reserves.
This chart from Pioneer Resources (PXD) shows just what kind of potential the Permian has right now. If all that recoverable oil ends up being commercially viable, the very earliest movers, Pioneer, EOG and Rosetta Resources, will be the biggest benefactors. Of the three, Rosetta trades at the lowest price to book ratio at a very reasonable 2.1x.
Rosetta will employ four rigs and drill 24 horizontal test wells in the Permian in 2014. The wells will be dispersed widely over the company's acreage. While this drilling activity is an important step, there will be many more steps to come. The Eagle Ford, for example, was discovered around 2008, but large-scale development didn't start until 2012. Chatter about the Permian's unconventional reserves began only in 2012 and 2013. I believe it will take a few more years to develop this play, and perhaps one more year to get a handle on the play's commercial viability.
With that in mind, I believe Rosetta Resources has potential to greatly reward patient investors. The development of the Spraberry-Wolfcamp shale will take at least a couple of years. While we don't yet know how commercially viable this shale is just yet, an investor in Rosetta should hope that WTI does not drop below and stay below $80.\
If oil can stay at about $90 and the test wells end up being a success, you'll be happy you picked up Rosetta Resources at just over 2x book and 25% off its peak.


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Justin Bieber Surprised With $100,000-Plus Car For 18th Birthday (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
You work really, really hard. I always yell at you — don't get anything flashy. You know, we're not about that. Be humble, be humble and I kind of broke my own rule…" That's when he laid eyes on his new custom car, ranging in price between $100,000-116,000.
Scooter added:
"So we wanted to make sure your were environmentally friendly, and we wanted to make sure since you love cars that when you're on the road you are always environmentally friendly and we decided to get you a car that would make you stand out, I think you know where I'm going and you're kind of freaking out right now. That's a Fisker Karma."
Bieber isn't the only celebrity to be presented with an outrageous gift. Click the pics above to see what other celebs have received.
The teen heartthrob was also given the gift of song by Will & Grace star Megan Mullally who sang "Fever" but changed the word to "Bieber." Check out the video below:


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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Georgia Tech athletic director Dan Radakovich has been hired as Clemson's AD.
Clemson President James F. Barker said Monday that Radakovich was the right person to build on the work done by Terry Don Phillips, who announced his retirement in August.
"I watched from down I-85 as Clemson has assembled a great collection of coaches," Radakovich said. "I look forward to working with them."
Radakovich has spent six years with the Yellow Jackets. He has also been an athletic administrator at South Carolina and LSU. Radakovich takes over an athletic program on the rise, led by the defending Atlantic Coast Conference football champions.
Before coming to Georgia Tech, Radakovich spent five years as senior associate athletic director at LSU and was there when the Tigers won a football national championship.
While at Georgia Tech, Radakovich oversaw 51 teams that advanced to either NCAA team tournament play or bowl games. That includes six sports -- football, baseball, women's basketball, softball, women's tennis and golf -- that have made the postseason every year he has been in Atlanta.
Eleven Georgia Tech sports teams finished in the final top 25 of at least one major poll 27 times in those six years. That includes a national championship women's tennis program in 2007, just the second NCAA team title in Georgia Tech history. There have been 13 ACC championships celebrated in addition to nine regular-season conference or division titles.
Radakovich also was there for the school's NCAA transgressions that cost it the 2009 ACC football championship, where Georgia Tech defeated Clemson. The NCAA said Radakovich wrongly informed the football coaches that some Georgia Tech players were going to be interviewed.
Georgia Tech was fined $100,000 and placed on probation for four years, and it vacated the ACC title.
Barker said the three-month search drew about 30 candidates, and Radakovich was the person who stood out as someone who could win, help raise money and lead a department with integrity.
"We believe we've found that person in Dan," Baker said.
Radakovich said he was interested in the opening when he heard Phillips was leaving. Radakovich said he would spend the next two weeks or so closing Georgia Tech duties before taking over at Clemson full time by the end of November.


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YEAR BY THE SEA —The Motion Picture Launches Kickstarter Campaign
The numbers are against them, but screenwriter/producer Alexander Janko and team are hoping to draw baby boomers to the crowd-funding platform Kickstarter to garner development funds for the feature film "Year by the Sea," based on Joan Anderson's three New York Times' best-selling memoirs.
According to audience measurement company Quantcast, only 20% of Kickstarter backers are over age 45. However, this demographic is the primary audience for Anderson's books, which have sold hundreds of thousands of copies translated into 19 languages.
"We know we're bucking the trend," Janko said. "But 100 million Americans turned 55 in 2013, and the share of movie tickets sold to boomers spiked. When this audience becomes aware of a film being created for them, we believe they'll show their support."
The 30-day initiative, with a goal to raise $50,000, launches May 21st at 9pm EST.
Kickstarter is an online crowd-funding platform that allows projects to raise money by offering items and experiences in return for financial pledges. Campaign creators establish their own rewards, which begin at $1 and can reach as high as $10,000. Each project must meet its goal by the stated deadline, or no money is collected.
Janko has recruited top NYC fashion guru Kenny Bonavitacola to design the reward tier merchandise, as well as provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity by creating a one-of-a-kind couture ensemble for a top-tier pledger.
Other top-tier items include a day on the Cape with Joan Anderson, a speaking role in the movie, and a chance to conduct the film's orchestra during a recording session.
The Kickstarter campaign will end June 20th at 11:59pm EST.
"Year by the Sea" is about a baby boomer who realizes she's lost her identity beyond the roles of wife and mother. Overnight she decides to take a break from her marriage and rediscover herself. While on Cape Cod she meets a slew of locals, including Joan Erikson, wife of famed psychologist Erik Erikson, who becomes Anderson's mentor.
According to data journalism website FiveThirtyEight, films that pass the Bechdel test-two female characters must talk about something other than a man-enjoy a 37% higher return on investment compared to male-centric films.
Even still, "Film financiers want proof," Janko said, "not only that a fan base exists, but that these fans actually want to see the movie made."
"Year by the Sea" now claims more than 1,700 "likes" and counting on Facebook. Last month, the team hosted a screenplay reading on Cape Cod attended by fans from as far away as Michigan.


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There are those precocious kids, who, from the time they are born are destined for greatness as some of the finest singers of their times. Voices for the ages serenading us into eternity. All singers are gifted but for the 99% of singers who make it to the top, success and fame come at a price, they also know how to sing typically without training needed. You will need to have the right mental attitude that allows your talent to sprout and which allows you to fully exploit your gift. You will also need grit, determination and the right connections to catapult yourself from a talented dreamer into a superstar. What does it really take to be a famous singer?
You Really Have to Want It
As you think, so it becomes. To sing your way to fame and success, you really must believe in your abilities and have the hunger to pursue your passions. Without that relentless passion to improve on your vocal cords and vocal range, to grow your singing talent and depth and to pursue singing as a career and not as a hobby, you are probably going to end up like the millions of other heartbroken singers who dreamt about fame in music but never really mastered the grit and self-belief to follow through with their dreams.
Work on your voice and the lyrics
No amount of marketing and connections will take you to the top if you simply don't have IT. As an aspiring superstar, you must spend a good amount of time working on your voice, style, and beats. Every singer has their trademark. Spend those remote years building and refining your voice and lyrics so that when you burst onto the scene, you really take the world by storm. Good singers always get better with time but only if you are willing to put in the hard work in growing and refining your music.
Seek out collaborations with other singers and music producers
With virtually millions of aspiring singers in the world, being a breakout singer is not easy. If you are just starting out, you could ride on the shoulders of other singers who have established fame so that you can gain your first taste of visibility. It is very easy to take it to the next level if you have had a high level of exposure.
Find a Reputable Music Promoter
Make friends with reputable and professional music promoters. If you are building your music career from the ground up, brick by brick, then you will have to do it one show, concert or performance at a time. The only kind of people who can give you access to those important shows are the music promoters, DJs and other leading players in the local and international music scene. Once your music is being heard beyond your shower or circle of dose friends, then the possibilities for fame and success are endless. You can also make friends with a few entertainment journalists so that they can begin covering your music shows.
Explode it
Once you have established a footing in the industry, start doing it big. Pull the strings and enter big music performances and concerts. Have your own music promotional company and use tools such as Youtube to take your music to the public.
These tips will not always guarantee fame and success but if you have a golden voice and talent for singing, they are most likely, gradually, going to take you to the top.


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Target: Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission (the Executive Branch of the European Union)
Goal: Applaud the European Union for continuing to reject genetically-modified crops
The European Union (EU), and the United Kingdom in particular, have consistently shown opposition to genetically-modified (GM) crops. In 2013, Poland became the eighth EU member state to ban the cultivation of GM crops, and Italy became the ninth member later in the year. Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Greece, and Bulgaria previously banned GM crops, citing that there have been no scientific assessments confirming that GM crops are safe for human consumption or the environment.
However, politicians like Owen Paterson, Secretary of State for the Environment, are becoming increasingly frustrated with the EU's resistance to GM technology. In a recent press conference, he told delegates, "Well-regulated GM technology presents some of the biggest and most exciting opportunities for agriculture." Paterson is not concerned with health or the environment. Instead, he is concerned about consumer trade and profit. "I think Europe is becoming a bit of a backwater," he explained. "The US and Canada say to us 'we can go and trade with Asia and the other exciting growth markets.' It is really important that we do not undermine our ability to trade and allow our market to be distorted."
Sign the below petition to encourage the EU to stay strong in its ban against GM crops. Despite strong consumer resistance, a vote will take place in the European Parliament later this month to decide whether a license will be granted for growing an insect-resistant variety of maize. If approved, this would be the first GM food crop authorized by the EU for planting in 15 years. The risks of GM food are well-documented and well-known throughout the world. Without the EU's leadership, agriculture will begin to have devastating effects on our health and our land.
Dear President Barroso,
Under the European Union's guidance and leadership, Europe has become the most progressive continent in the world to oppose GM crops and stand up for human health and environmental preservation. Please review the results of recent GM crop studies and encourage your fellow EU members to do the same. This way, you can make an informed vote against GM maize in Europe later this month.
I am urging you to stand strong against influential politicians who value trade and consumerism over the environment and public health. Advocates for GM crops have yet to prove their safety, and no amount of money is worth the loss of human health and lives. Thank you and your colleagues for supporting sustainable agriculture for over 15 years and serving as a respectable example to the rest of the world.
[Your Name Here]
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Rock Around the Block in Mt. Pleasant on Saturday
Downtown Mt. Pleasant will be taken back in time to the 1950s on Saturday when the first Rock Around the Block antique car cruise will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Main Street.
It will be hosted by Hayden's Pharmacy.
Antique and classic cars are welcomed, and there is no fee. Parking on Main Street will be free for all show cars.
The antique and classic car lineup will start at 3 p.m. on Main Street, with overflow to the side streets if necessary. Parking will be on a first-come first-served basis, and meters will be reserved for show cars.
But the event will be more than just antique cars.
The car cruise will coincide with a formal ribbon-cutting for the new pharmacy in town at 5:30 p.m.
The evening will include 10-cent hot dogs, 5-cent sodas, a yo-yo competition and a DJ. A"shake, rattle and roll" classic car town ride will begin at 7 p.m.
A 50-inch, flat screen television will be featured in a Chinese auction, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. All raffle items will be in the main foyer of the new Hayden's Pharmacy building at 535 W. Main St.
Ed Christofano, owner of Hayden's Pharmacy, said the idea behind the car cruise was to come up with a community event to celebrate all the businesses in Mt. Pleasant.
"I was looking for an event to hold on Main Street, Mt. Pleasant, that would accomplish two goals," he said.
The first was a family fun night — a throwback to the days when families would venture into town and stop at local shops for a soda, ice cream or dinner while enjoying the atmosphere on a Saturday night.
"Secondly, I wanted it to be an event that we at Hayden's Pharmacy, along with all the businesses, can celebrate our businesses and how we service the community," Christofano said. "This event accomplishes both of those ideas, and I want this to be not just the official opening of Hayden's Pharmacy Mt. Pleasant but a true celebration of all the businesses located on Main Street in Mt. Pleasant."
Christofano is hoping the businesses will get involved by donating a raffle basket.
"I think it's going to be a good time," Christofano said.
Borough council is on board with the idea.
Council agreed to close St. Claire Extension, the alley between the pharmacy and the bike shop, where the hot dogs will be served.
Council President Joe Bauer said it sounded like it would be a good time.
"Every new idea and event is challenging to get off the ground, but the borough has been fantastic to work with," Christofano said. "They're excited to see a community-oriented event that people can take part in."
Donations and proceeds from the event will be matched by the Christofano family and Hayden's Pharmacy Associates and will be donated to the 2014 Mt. Pleasant fireworks.
"We as a company truly believe in supporting the community in which we serve," Christofano said. "We are excited about this event on Saturday night and we want to see this continue on an annual basis. For me, personally being able to bring my family into town for this event and a night of family fun, Mt. Pleasant is a perfect town to hold this event."
Rachel Basinger is a contributing writer.


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Why It Is Best To Find Used Clothing Suppliers
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The Department of Biomedical Engineering at UAB was founded in 1979 and was a graduate-only program until 2001. Our first bachelor's students graduated in 2002, and to date BME alumni include 156 bachelor's, 282 master's and 87 doctoral graduates across that globe working to improve the quality of life.
Biomedical Engineering BS graduates from the Class of 2013 are:
- Working for Epic Systems (2), Compass, and VEA Nortrak
- Interning at a local law firm and the American Heart Association before applying to law school and medical school
- Going to graduate or professional school (not dental or medical) at these institutions: UAB (5), Vanderbilt University (2), and the University of South Alabama.
- Going to medical or dental school at these institutions: UAB School of Dentistry, unspecified medical school.
Note: data was drawn from the BME Graduate Exit Survey given to students prior to May commencement.
In the 2011-2012 academic year, the Department of Biomedical Engineering graduated 19 bachelor's, eight master's, and four Ph.D. students. As of June 2012:
- 14 of 19 bachlor's graduates who applied for graduate school, professional school, or a position in industry were placed—one in industry, five in graduate school, and eight in professional school (Medical, Law, Pharmacy, & Nursing).
- M.S. graduates saw seven out of eight placed—three in industry, three in the BME Ph.D. program, and one in UAB's Medical School
- Ph.D. graduates were at 100% placement—one with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, one with UAB's CI Therapy Research Group, one post-doctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, and one prosthodontic resident at the University of Illinois-Chicago.