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He's been called the guru of integrative medicine.
Though it's not exactly a title he puts on his resume, Dr. Andrew Weil did help found the health care approach that combines alternative and conventional medicine.
More than that, the method looks at the patient as more than just a physical body by focusing on the mind and spirit as well, he says.
"Well, I'm not a guru, I'm a teacher and physician and author," says Weil, who will be speaking Sunday at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. "But I did help found this movement and it's a very strong movement. We have a graduation coming up - soon we'll have graduated over 1,000 physicians from very intensive trainings. `Integrative medicine' is now a widely used term."
In addition to teaching integrative medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Weil has written books that align with the practice, including "Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Well-Being" (Anchor, 2006) and his new book, "True Food: Seasonal, Sustainable, Simple, Pure" (Little, Brown and Co.), which debuted in the top 10 of the The New York Times best-seller list.
He's opened multiple True Food Kitchen restaurants - including three in Southern California - that promote the nutritional standards of the practice, including an anti-inflammatory diet.
Weil is also a multimedia presence, serving as an expert featured in the documentary "Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare" in which he discusses how integrative medicine is a large aspect of the solution to the health care crisis in America.
The doctor spoke with the Los Angeles News Group last week about his upcoming presentation and his overall approach to health.
Question: During the event in Cerritos, what will you be discussing?
Answer: I am going to be talking about healthy aging and I'm also going to be talking about "Spontaneous Happiness," which is the subject of the book that I published last year about contentment and happiness and why we're seeing an epidemic of depression in this country. I'm going to talk about the role of an anti-inflammatory diet in reducing disease risk and optimizing health that's both physical and mental.
Question: What is "Spontaneous Happiness"?
Answer: Well, first of all, I think most people imagine that happiness comes if you get something that you now don't have, and I don't think that's a good way to think. I'm much more interested in striving for contentment, which I think is an inner sense of fulfillment that's relatively independent of external circumstances. I think it is possible to cultivate that and open yourself to the possibility of feeling happiness if it comes to you, but I think it's really working to create that inner sense of contentment that's more important.
Question: What are the key aspects of healthy aging?
Answer: I think it's really all aspects of lifestyle that we have control over. And the goal of healthy aging is to reduce the time of disability and decline at the end of life into as short of period as possible. ... I think diet and nutrition certainly are a key piece of that but maintenance of physical activity throughout life is just as important. Maintenance of social, intellectual connectedness as you go through life, I think, is very important. Learning methods to reduce harmful effects of stress on the body and mind, so it's really all those elements of lifestyle that we can control.
Question: You have a new book out called "True Food." Why did you decide to do a cookbook?
Answer: It's a book of recipes and stories about the True Food restaurants. We have three of them in California now - San Diego, Newport Beach and Santa Monica. And two in Arizona and we're opening one in Denver this week. This restaurant is based on my anti-inflammatory diet. It uses a lot of my recipes and I'm very interested in showing people that food that's delicious and food that's good for you are not two different things, and that you can learn to make really wonderful meals at home fairly quickly that have great flavor and adhere to principles of cutting-edge nutritional science.
Question: Do you have favorite recipes?
Answer: One is the kale salad, and another is the curried cauliflower soup.
Question: What are anti-inflammatory foods?
Answer: Well, there are many elements of fruits and vegetables that protect us from harmful effects of inflammation. It's oily fish like salmon and sardines and black cod. It's what you don't eat - it's not eating refined, processed and manufactured food. There are some powerful herbs and spices, especially ginger and turmeric, that have a strong anti-inflammatory effect. It's reducing intake of sugars of all kinds and products made with flour.
And the anti-inflammatory diet is based on the Mediterranean diet, but I've added Asian influences to that and tweaked it to better contain appropriate information.
Question: What is the issue with inflammation?
Answer: Inappropriate inflammation is the root cause of all of the serious chronic diseases that kill and disable people prematurely - cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease and cancer. All of these begin as inflammatory prophecies.
Question: Is that inflammation throughout the entire body?
Answer: It is. So we know inflammation on the surface of the body where we can feel it and see it, but this is like imperceptible, low-level inflammation throughout the body.
Question: If you could recommend three foods people should add in their diet, what would those three foods be?
Answer: I would say salmon, or other oily fish; olive oil; and broccoli or other cabbage-family vegetables.
Question: Why?
Answer: Salmon is the main source of omega-3 fatty acids, which we need more of. Olive oil is the best cooking fat - it has significant antioxidant potential, it helps reduce inflammation. And the cabbage family vegetables have strong cancer protective properties.
Question: At Cerritos, will you be giving more tips on all of these aspects?
Answer: Absolutely, I'll give a lot of practical information.
Question: Who should come to this event?
Answer: I think it's for everyone. I would enjoy young people to come, too, because the earlier in life you begin to implement these strategies, the greater the benefits you'll experience from them. I hope some health professionals will come also.
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The availability of clean water has always been an issue in many parts of the world--as of 2005, 1.1 billion people did not have access to clean drinking water.[1] However, water shortages are no longer limited to developing countries, striking the American West frequently as a result of rapid population growth in this water-poor region and manmade global warming.[2] Water rights are now a hot-button political issue in states such as Colorado[3] In the United States, 36 states will face water shortages just five years from now.[4] Moreover, Belgium now comes in last in the world water quality rankings in the latest UN World Water Development Report.[5] Within 25 years, the world will not have enough fresh water to meet nutritional needs, as each calorie of food requires roughly a liter to water to grow. At present growth rates, the world will add 2.5 billion people over the next 25 years, each of whom requires 2,000 to 3,000 liters worth of water every day.[6]
While large-scale, high-yield agriculture is the norm in many parts of the developed world, much of the world's agricultural land is farmed by small farmers and has very low-yields. Over the next 25 years, yields on this land could increase enough through better water and land management to meet 75% of the increase in nutritional demand.[7] In addition to the need for improved agricultural technologies and the expansion of agribusiness, water storage will play a key role in dealing with the crisis. In the American West, for instance, the earlier and more rapid melting of the mountains' snowpack in recent years has resulted in a great deal of freshwater flowing out to the ocean because of a lack of dams.[2] Moreover, as only a very small percentage of the water on the Earth's surface is freshwater, technologies such as waste water reclamation, water usage monitoring, and desalinization could all be key to meeting the world's water needs in the next few decades.[4]
Desalinization is generally considered to be an unavoidable necessity in the future for dry coastal areas. There are already plants operational in the Middle East, Spain, China, North Africa, Florida and the American West.[8] However, there have been difficulties and delays [9] in building these plants, and they are extremely energy and capital-intensive projects.[10]
Monsanto is the largest producer of genetically modified seeds in the world, and is developing drought-resistant crops such as corn in partnership with BASF SE (BASFY) that could be in high demand in areas stricken by water shortages.[11] However, Monsanto, through its dominance in corn seed, is also exposed to the ethanol industry. Corn is an extremely thirsty crop, and one that is unlikely to do well in a world plagued with water shortages; furthermore, converting corn into ethanol also requires a great deal of water.[12]
Dupont's Pioneer Hi-Bred arm is the second-largest producer of genetically modified seeds in the world after Monsanto. It is also pursuing drought-resistant corn. Corn is a key research area for these companies because it is a very thirsty crop and because it is a key raw material for many processed foods.[13]
Syngenta is another agribusiness multinational that has lines of drought-tolerant and resistant crops in development.[14]
Consolidated Water runs a number of desalination plants in the Caribbean and has been an active acquirer of other desalination companies. Moreover, it uses a technology more efficient than many of its competitors; however, the entrance of large, deep-pocketed players, from Veolia Environment to General Electric Company (GE), could hurt it, as it is still a relatively small company.[15]
Veolia Environment has four divisions, of which Veolia Water is the largest water company in the world. Veolia is active in all aspects of the water business, including desalination. As efficiency efforts are likely to require a substantial upgrade to the world's water infrastructure[6], Veolia could benefit substantially from its broad exposure to the water industry.
While GE also has a substantial water business, its enormity means that water comprises only 2% of GE's revenues, so it is unlikely to be heavily affected by the water crisis.[16]
Nalco Holding Company sells custom water treatment systems to manufacturing companies. Nalco's products conserve water use and extend the life of industrial equipment. The company has the largest market share in the water-related services and chemicals market (by sales) with 17% of an $18.6 billion market.[16] With experience in most industrial and manufacturing industries, Nalco stands to benefit from a global trend toward water conservation across industries.

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I like the tune, but it's mostly repetitive. It's relaxing and the guitars are well mixed, but I think more could have been added to this. Just seems like lost potential to me. Not much more I can say past the repetitive aspect..
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I love all of your acoustic guitar songs (Rain Over the World, The Field of Memories, When You're Away), I the rain in the background is awesome. Is that you playing guitar?
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i suggest changing the drums to something slower during the guitar parts, it seemed kind of incongruent to me, but the piece is beautiful.
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Good Job! I dint really quiet like the guitar at 0:33. but other than that... everything else was perfect...
I luv the drums, i luv the beats, luv th back bass... veryemotional, and i can picture the BIG OPEN FIELD Listening to this... and nice rain too!
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The yellow label tells you in a glance that the Tekno qualifies as a disinfection device for the EPA.
Vernon Hills, Illinois (PRWEB) September 25, 2013
LadybugSteamCleaners.com, recognized globally as a leader in the marketing of quality built vapor steam cleaners, announced today its intention to actively market to hotels a chemical-free vapor steam cleaner that qualifies as a disinfection device for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
"The choice of hotel managers for durability and upkeep, the Tekno 2350 has it all, power, quality and price," says V. K. Dunlop of LadybugSteamCleaners.com. "Not just hotels, but businesses of all kinds are taking advantage of this new and innovative cleaning technology."
According to Dunlop, restaurant operators and supermarkets use the Tekno 2350 to sanitize food preparations surfaces, such as stovetops and hoods, countertops and cutting boards. It's perfect for hospital housekeeping staffs to clean wheelchairs, operating rooms, bed rails and gurneys, which are difficult to clean and disinfect quickly between each patient.
The Ladybug Tekno 2350 vapor steam cleaner is ideal to maintain school restrooms, which many students avoid because they consider them a health threat. Contractors knowing that exposure to mold can cause a variety of health effects use the Tekno 2350 for mold remediation. Airlines use the Tekno 2350 for aircraft interiors cleaning, deodorization and sanitization. Manufacturers use the Tekno 2350 to clean and sanitize processing equipment. The uses are endless.
Using ordinary tap water, the Ladybug Tekno 2350 with Ladybug's proprietary patented Thermo Accelerated Nano Crystal Sanitation technology (called TANCS®) is scientifically proven to produce better results than traditional disinfectants, qualifying the Tekno as a disinfection device for the EPA and making it more suitable than traditional hard-surface disinfectants for many commercial settings like hotels.
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In the past week or two, there's been crowing on the left about anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist's slipping influence, as a small—emphasis on small—number of congressional Republicans murmur that they might accept a tax/spending deal that includes a hike in rates for the wealthy. For years, Norquist has been the whip of the conservative movement, leaning on GOP candidates and legislators to commit to and stand by a no-tax pledge and acting as prosecutor, judge, and jury whenever any Republican considered any initiative that might possibly be characterized as a tax increase. But as President Barack Obama bargains (toughly) with House Speaker John Boehner as the fiscal cliff (or bump) nears, Norquist, his cachet waning or not, is not Boehner's problem. He is not the force that is preventing the speaker from striking a deal with an electorally energized Obama. The true obstacle is Boehner's own comrades: those scores of tea partiers in the House Republican caucus who detest compromise—especially with the president. As Boehner tries to forge an accord with Obama, he has to watch carefully his colleagues and his back.
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Highlights of Commissioners' Meeting of January 17, 2006
Peggy M Reeves
Board Highlights
Approved minutes of the Commissioners' meetings for December 5, 2005, and January 9, 2006.
Recognized the Wake County employee and family winners of the National Arts Program Exhibition.
Received a presentation of the Wake County Aging Plan 2005-2009.
Received a presentation of payment in lieu of taxes by the Centennial Authority.
Approved by consent all agenda items as follows:
The Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Calendar.
Use of an additional $35,000 of Open Space funds for the acquisition of the remainder of the Williamson Tract in the Marks Creek Watershed from the Trust for Public Land, making the total sales price $2,835,000 for 189.99 acres.
Conveyance of an easement to Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., for the installation and maintenance of electrical service facilities across County-owned property located on US Hwy 401, subject to terms and conditions satisfactory to the County Attorney.
Conveyance of a Natural State Preservation Easement acceptable to the County Attorney to the Town of Cary on an area containing approximately 7,980 square feet on the site of the West Regional Library.
Award of a utility construction contract for the South Loop Road (Little Drive) Water Lines in the amount of $314,455 to HB West, Inc., of Smithfield, North Carolina.
Award of a construction contract for the upfit of the Wake County Office Building 3rd floor to JD Beam, Inc., of Raleigh, in the amount of $377,400.
Authorized the County Manager to execute an interlocal agreement with the Town of Apex for management and maintenance of Wake County's computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system and amendment of an existing interlocal agreement with the Town of Holly Springs for management and maintenance of Wake County's CAD system.
Amended Wake County Emergency Operations Plan and adoption of a resolution that adopts the National Incident Management System for use in Wake County.
A total of $145,200 in recurring State funds to enhance community provider capacity to serve individuals who are referred for treatment by Wake County's Drug Treatment Court.
A total of $99,185 in recurring State funds to purchase Supported Employment Long-Term Follow-Along services for adults with developmental disabilities.
Workforce Development funding in the amount of $1,210,578.44 to the Workforce Development Project Ordinance with the appropriate budget revisions to increase appropriations in the Workforce Development Special Revenue Fund.
A budget revision increasing the Sheriff's Office expenditure budget by $68,708 with corresponding appropriation of fund balance of $63,708 and grant revenue of $5,000.
A three-year contract for telephone book recycling with Waste Industries for a total cost of $182,443.
A three-year Microsoft Enterprise Licensing Agreement, authorizing the County Manager to execute contracts on behalf of Wake County for the agreement.
Acted on these items under the regular agenda:
Held a public hearing and adopted Ordinance Amendment OA 05/10 to amend the Wake County Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance and incorporate it into the Unified Development Ordinance.
Held a public hearing and approved Petition ZP-852-05: Proposal to rezone 26.857 acres in the Amber Ridge subdivision from Conditional Use-Residential-20 (CU-R-20) zoning with eight conditions to CU-R-20 with four different conditions. The rezoning changes the minimum allowable lot size from 30,000 square feet to 6,000 square feet and increases the number of permissible lots from 38 to 58. The site is located at the end of Rider Drive adjacent to the northern side of the US Hwy 64 Bypass.
Approved the agreement to host the 2006-2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference basketball championships in Raleigh at the RBC Center. This year's tournament is scheduled to be played March 6-11, 2006.
Approved a six-month extension, terminating June 30, 2006, to the contract with Capital Area Soccer League for the operation, use and management of Cedar Fork District Park soccer complex, subject to terms and conditions acceptable to the County Attorney.
Authorized the County Manager to enter into an interlocal agreement with the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority for use and support of Wake County's 800-megahertz radio system.
Approved the reallocation of $10,000 in Fiscal Year 2003-04 and $10,000 in Fiscal Year 2004-05 Community Development Block Grant funds to help with the renovation of a building owned by the Town of Garner for use as a police substation. The substation, located at 120 East Main Street, will serve a neighborhood composed primarily of low-income families.
Approved entering into a grant agreement with the North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund in an amount of up to $714,000, subject to terms and conditions acceptable to the County Attorney, and approved the necessary budget revision for appropriation of grant revenues in the amount of $714,000 into the Southeast Regional Park Capital Improvement Plan land acquisition fund.
Received information from the Wake County Board of Education to reallocate Plan 2000 funds. This item will be placed on the February 6, 2006, agenda.
Received a report from the Wake County Board of Education on a request to recognize pre-Plan 2000 and Plan 2000 savings, and to appropriate and reallocate those savings to Plan 2004. This item will be placed on the February 6, 2006, agenda.
Received a report from the Wake County Board of Education on a request to appropriate and reallocate Plan 2004 funds. This item will be placed on the February 6, 2006, agenda.
Made additional appointments to the Blue Ribbon Committee on infrastructure investment for Wake County.
Approved the Board of Commissioners' 2006 retreat agenda. This year's retreat will be held January 27 in Estey Hall at Shaw University and January 28 at the Bass Lake Park and Retreat Center in Holly Springs.
Appointed the 2006 Board of Equalization and Review for hearing taxpayers' appeals and adopted the necessary resolution.
Made appointments to various boards, commissions and committees.
Authorized staff to proceed with the following acquisition to support the development of the Little River Reservoir Project:
Acquisition of a flood easement on approximately 0.665 acres owned by Ronnie and Carolyn Perry at a purchase price of $10,000;
Acquisition of a flood easement on approximately 0.529 acres owned by James and Rhonda Alford at a purchase price of $10,000;
Acquisition of a flood easement on approximately 0.595 acres owned by Ronnie and Carolyn Perry and Mildred Perry at a purchase price of $96,000;
Acquisition of approximately 19.136 acres owned by Donn Liles and Beth Liles at a purchase price of $12,000 per acre; and
Acquisition of approximately 42.439 acres owned by Susan and Thomas Blackard, Donn Liles and Francis Liles at a purchase price of $11,000 per acre.
Authorized the County Manager to execute contracts on behalf of Wake County for the purchase of the above property.


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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires that most food packages have the Nutrition Facts label. This label contains information about nutrients in the food to help people make healthier food choices.
Older adults can use the label to choose foods that fit with a diet plan to manage a certain disease or other conditions. For example, people with hypertension should choose foods lower in sodium, and those with heart disease may need foods lower in fat. Although the label may look confusing, these guidelines will help you use the information to make better food buying decisions.
The best place to start is with the serving size and servings per container, located at the top of the Nutrition Facts label. Some serving sizes are smaller than what most Americans eat at one sitting. If you eat the whole package, but the serving size on the Nutrition Facts label is only half a package, then you need to double all the numbers on the label to know how much you ate (U.S Food and Drug Administration, 2013).
The label tells you how many calories are in one serving (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2013). Eating more calories than you need leads to weight gain. Here's a quick guide to understanding the number of calories:
40 calories or less is low.
100 calories is moderate.
400 calories or more is high.
Americans often eat more total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, and sodium than needed in one day. Luckily, these are all listed on the label so you can choose foods lower in these nutrients. Aim to eat less than 100% of the Daily Value for these nutrients per day (U.S Food and Drug Administration, 2013). For a 2,000-calorie diet you should be getting less than the following amounts on a daily basis:
65 g total fat
20 g saturated fat
300 mg cholesterol
2,400 mg sodium
Most American diets don't contain enough fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium or iron (U.S Food and Drug Administration, 2013). That's why these nutrients are on the label. Aim to get at least 100% of the % Daily Value (%DV) for these nutrients each day, especially fiber and calcium. Foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products are great sources of these nutrients.
The % DV tells you what percentage of your daily requirement for a nutrient is one serving of a food. The % DVs are based on a 2,000-calorie diet, but you can use them as a guide even if you need more or less calories. For example, if a food has 50% DV for calcium, two servings would provide your total calcium requirement for the day. Of course, we don't need to get 100% of the DV for any nutrient from one food!
5% DV or less is low.
20% DV or more is high.
You can use the % DV to compare nutrients in different brands of the same kind of food as long as the serving sizes are similar (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2013).
Even though these nutrients do not have % DV listed you still can see how much of these nutrients are in a serving of a food. Experts recommend keeping your intake of trans fats low because they raise blood cholesterol levels (Brouwer, Wanders, & Katan, 2010).
Older adults need to have enough protein in their diets to stay healthy. Some older adults may not eat enough protein (Volpi et al., 2012). Go to http://www.choosemyplate.gov/ for a protein intake recommendation based on your individual needs and examples of different foods that are great sources of this essential nutrient!
There are no recommendations for sugar intake. The amount of sugar listed on the label includes natural and added sugars. Read the ingredients list to see which sugars are in the food. Some common sugars include syrups, such as high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), maltodextrin, sucrose, and fruit juice concentrate. There is growing evidence that too much HFCS may increase the risk for obesity and diabetes, so it's a good idea to avoid eating too much (Bray, Nielsen, & Popkin, 2004).
For a more detailed explanation of the food label, visit the FDA website at http://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/LabelingNutrition/ucm20026097.htm.
The Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) agent at your local UF/IFAS Extension office may have more information or classes for you to attend (find your local office at http://solutionsforyourlife.ufl.edu/map). Also, a registered dietitian (RD) can provide you with reliable information.
Bray, G. A., Nielsen, S. J., & Popkin, B. M. (2004). Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup in beverages may play a role in the epidemic of obesity. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 79(4), 537–543.
Brouwer, I. A., Wanders, A. J., & Katan, M. B. (2010). Effect of animal and industrial trans fatty acids on HDL and LDL cholesterol levels in humans—A quantitative review. PLoS One, 5(3), e9434.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2013). Eating healthier and feeling better using the nutrition facts label. Retrieved from http://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/LabelingNutrition/ucm266853.htm.
Volpi, E., Campbell, W. W., Dwyer, J. T., Johnson, M. A., Jensen, G. L., Morley, J. E., & Wolfe, R. R. (2012). Is the optimal level of protein intake for older adults greater than the recommended dietary allowance?. The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 68(6), 677–81. doi: 10.1093/gerona/gls229
This document is FCS8883, one of a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. First published: October 2009. Latest revision: July 2013. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
Karla P. Shelnutt, assistant professor, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville FL 32611.
The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other UF/IFAS Extension publications, contact your county's UF/IFAS Extension office.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A & M University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Nick T. Place, dean for UF/IFAS Extension.


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New color management capabilities and the XPS print path in Windows Vista work together to provide a richer, more predictable color printing. Enhanced color support enables high-end printing by supporting printing with more than four colorants. (More than four colorants are required for customers with prepress applications.) The new XPS print architecture can communicate application-generated extended color information to wide-gamut color printers. Device drivers can access and control color information from within the print pipeline.
Windows Vista makes full use of the Windows Color System, which introduces significant innovations to color management to match color across different software applications, imaging devices, imaging media, and viewing conditions in a predictable, reliable, and consistent manner. The XPS Document is the conduit for sending application color information to the XPS Document-based devices. The XPS Document format applies this technology through native support for the following:
Higher precision, higher dynamic range, and larger gamut color spaces.
Use of CMYK and supporting n-ink systems (with greater than four colorants).
Support for named colors.
Through the XPS spool file, the XPS print path delivers this advanced color information directly to the device drivers. Optionally, the device drivers can provide the following improved color handling:
Automatic color configuration for devices with XPS print path drivers.
The ability to reuse content in the pipeline for a different print device.
The ability to reliably persist color data from the application to the driver because color profiles and processing instructions can be embedded directly in the spool file.
Improved communication of color capabilities and settings. Applications can control color processing by enabling or disabling system color management in the new print path. Drivers can more completely express color capabilities of their devices.


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The Angels' blog Three Days of Cryin' has a lengthy interview with former Red Sox and Angels shortstop Rick Burleson. I always knew who Burleson was, of course, but before this interview I really couldn't tell you much about his career beyond the highlights and lowlights of the teams on which he played, so this was a supremely enjoyable read. Highlights: Burleson's very centered and reasonable take on the life of a minor league manager and the behind-the-scenes details of what it's like to suffer a major injury as a player.
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´Hezbollah setting IDF up for another Goldstone´ (JERUSALEM POST) By YAAKOV KATZ 07/06/12)
Source: http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=276416
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Senior IDF officer says destruction in Lebanon will be extensive due to Hezbollah establishing command posts, bases in villages. Israels 2009 offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, will pale in comparison to what will happen to Lebanon in a future war with Hezbollah, a senior IDF officer in the Northern Command said on Thursday.
The destruction will be greater in Lebanon than in Israel and the amount of explosives which will fall there will be far more than what will fall here... We will need to be strong and aggressive, the officer said.
Brig.-Gen. Herzi Halevy, commander of Division 91, clarified the remark and told reporters that the destruction will be widespread due to Hezbollahs decision to establish its command posts and bases inside villages and towns throughout Lebanon.
Halevy, who headed the Paratroop Brigade during Operation Cast Lead in 2009, said Israel would take immediate action from the air and on the ground in a future war that would cause extensive damage, not as a punishment but rather to hit the enemy where it is.
The damage will be far greater [in Lebanon] than the Second Lebanon War, he added.
The past six years have been the quietest along the border in more than 40 years, Halevy said in a briefing marking six years since the Second Lebanon War.
But we understand that there is more than one catalyst that can potentially break the quiet.
Halevy said that an attack on Irans nuclear facilities no matter by whom or the ongoing uprising in Syria could spark a conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. In addition, increased tension between the IDF and the Lebanese Armed Forces could lead to a bigger conflict.
Last week, for example, a small force of soldiers from the Paratroop Brigade were patrolling the border when they spotted Lebanese troops standing 20 meters away and aiming their weapons including a rocket- propelled grenade at them. One of the Israeli soldiers, who speaks Arabic, heard the Lebanese commander dividing up targets for his men. The Israeli soldiers called in a backup force that quickly arrived at the scene, leading the Lebanese to withdraw.
These type of incidents have the ability to turn into something larger, a senior officer said.
The IDF has spent the past year upgrading its defenses along the border. A few weeks ago, it completed the construction of a concrete wall between the Israeli border town of Metulla and the Lebanese town of Kafr Kila. The army decided to build a wall along that section of the frontier to minimize friction between the sides.
Since the war in 2006, in addition to Hezbollahs extensive rearmament and procurement of tens of thousands of rockets and missiles, the IDF has detected a concerted effort by the guerrilla group to gather intelligence on Israeli military positions along the border.
The army released photos on Thursday showing Hezbollah operatives with surveillance gear along the border filming IDF movements and deployments.
In a film recently captured by the IDF, two cars are shown arriving near the Lebanese side of the border. Men wearing hooded sweatshirts are seen exiting the cars and surveying the border. One of them is holding papers. IDF assessments are that the group was possibly planning an attack against Israel along the border.
They brings operatives from northern Lebanon to teach them about the south and the terrain where they will be expected to operate in a future war, another officer in the Northern Command said. (© 1995- 2011, The Jerusalem Post 07/06/12)
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August 23, 2011
COMMUNITY COMMENTARY: Full Security Study Needed Before Approval of Bollard Plan
Alan Rosner, who co-authored a white paper on arena security and terrorism issues in 2005, is urging NoLandGrab readers to ask the New York City Department of Transportation to postpone approval of Forest City Ratner's bollard plan for the Barclays Center pending a thorough security study.
In 2005, Forest City Ratner paid for a private security study. In 2006, the Empire State Development Corporation used that study to assert that closed-circuit television, along with private security guards, would meet all the security needs of the proposed sports arena. That claim, and the claim that the threat of terrorism did not warrant study in the Environmental Impact Statement, was successfully defended in court by Forest City and the ESDC.
If bollards are now suddenly required, it is only because this is a sports arena hard by Brooklyn's largest transit hub. Yet in today's environment, vehicle-stopping bollards are useless if a truck bomb gets too close to its target. How close is what matters most, and the design of the Barclays Center violates the city's and every Federal agency's standards on "close."
Just two weeks before Newark's Prudential Arena opened in 2007, that city ordered street closings for every hockey game. Brooklyn's busiest intersections can't just be closed when games are played because of some last-minute, legally imposed-but-otherwise-belated security measures. Now is the time for a comprehensive look at the whole issue based on readily available New York City standards.
Judge Marcy Friedman cited Forest City and the ESDC for withholding material information from the courts in her recent decision against them. They are doing that again, this time in their petition to the Department of Transportation.
If we can't postpone DOT's decision, don't be surprised when some time next year city officials make a summary announcement of necessary street and/or lane changes or closings, of time and/or vehicle restrictions, etc., all being imposed for our safety… showing once again that Brooklyn, and not basketball, has been played.
The deadline for submitting comments to DOT regarding the Barclays Center bollard plan
is this Thursday, August 25thhas been extended until September 22nd. Comments can be sent via email to Emma Berenblit, director, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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VLC was my go to app but now I use KMPlayer. I wonder if there's a iOS version? Gonna go check!
ive been using VLC since i was lucky enough to grab it from the app store when it was available, like hovikgas said, it could really use an update
I have previously tried to play .mkv files on an iPad2 using VLC & many other Media Player apps,
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NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft has recently received major upgrades to its observatory and avionics systems that will significantly improve the systems' efficiency and operability.
The new SOFIA hardware and software upgrades fully integrate the telescope with the observatory's command and control system, according to acting SOFIA Deputy Program Manager Michael Toberman. Enhanced pointing and tracking capabilities have been integrated based on experience from last year's flights.
The highly modified Boeing 747SP aircraft has begun checkout flights in preparation for conducting astronomical observations and commissioning of its first-generation instruments in early 2013.
Also during this downtime a new avionics system was designed and installed by ASB Avionics, LLC of Mojave, Calif. The new flight management system and modern electronic flight displays replaced the outdated navigation and flight deck instrument systems originally installed on the aircraft.
The avionics upgrade allows the SOFIA aircraft to be in compliance with current airspace regulations throughout the world and provides a solid platform for meeting future regulations, Toberman added.
Prior to being acquired by NASA for conversion into the SOFIA observatory, the 35-year-old aircraft had been a long-range, short-fuselage version of the familiar Boeing 747 jetliner, first flown by Pan American Airways and later by United Airlines. After extensive structural and systems modifications for its new role as an airborne observatory, NASA began operating the aircraft in 2007.
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On 17th March 1995 at the age of sixty one Ronnie Kray died from a heart attack. His brother Charlie heard the news , not from Broadmoor, where Ronnie was being held, but from a friend, writer Robin McGibbon, who, in turn, heard it from someone else. Reggie was in Maidstone prison and he was told by someone who had heard it on the radio. They were devastated not only by the death of their brother but also by the way they were given the news.
Charlie telephoned Reggie to give him the bad news but he already knew. The next day, Charlie went to Maidstone prison to comfort his brother and to discuss the funeral arrangements. Charlie said that he would handle the funeral, but Reg insisted that he should do it beause he had plenty of time on his hands being locked up all day. Charlie understood what Reg was going through at the loss of his other half and agreed that he should do it.
When the Twins were younger, Ron had always said that when he died he would like to have his coffin pulled by six black horses. Reg was going to make sure that he would have what he wanted.
Ronnie was laid out at English's funeral parlour in Bethnal Geen Road. Reg was allowed to see him in the chapel of rest, three days before the funeral.
On the day of the funeral the whole of the East End stood still. Thousands of people lined Bethnal Green Road to pay their last respects and to get a glimpse of Reg. The Kray Twins had not been forgotten by the local community.
The area around the funeral parlour was cordonned off and the police and Reg's security team, headed by Dave Courtenay, contolled the crowds.
When Reg arrived , he was handcuffed to a prison officer with three others in attendance.
The procession to St Matthews church, which included twenty six limousines, went past where they used to live in Vallance road, the houses now knocked down to provide flats for the ever expanding East End population.
Six black horses pulled the hearse that was overflowing with floral tributes. The pallbearers were gangsters that represented the four areas of London with, Johhny Nash from North London, Teddy Dennis from the west, Charlie Kray from the East and Frankie Fraser from the south. Unfortunaley Frankie Fraser had to decline the offer, not because they had once been rivals but because Frankie was not tall enough to keep the coffin straight. Freddie Foreman a great friend of the Twins, stepped in to take his place. Frank walked with Reg behind the coffin.
Reggie was handcuffed throughout the service.
route to the cemetery was lined with well wishers, a distance of six miles.
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A stirring week for the Browns has turned sobering.
Starting left guard Jason Pinkston remains hospitalized with blood clots in his lungs, a life- threatening condition he's grateful was detected early. After the Browns exposed Pinkston's condition after practice last Fri., he confirmed his illness while being treated at the Cleveland Clinic.
"The news is true I have been hospitalized with blood clots in my lungs very thankful our medical personnel did an excellent job of taking action," Pinkston related. "And catching it at an early stage it's obviously clear I won't be playing for sometime but as importantly I'm grateful to be alive."
It's believed the blood clot made a contribution to him becoming ill in last week's win over Cincinnati Bengals. The Browns do not know when the 2nd-year guard will be released from the hospital or cleared to return.
Browns coach Pat Shurmur revealed Pinkston's medical issue after the team's last workout, concluding a week in which Jimmy Haslam was approved by the NFL as Cleveland's new owner, former Eagles president Joe Banner was introduced as the team's CEO.
Shurmur did not provide many specifics about Pinkston, a 2nd-year guard from Pittsburgh. Several of his colleagues visited Pinkston in the hospital.
"We're certainly concerned and our thoughts are with him," Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas recounted. "Obviously, it's a bit scary, but I think we're really going to keep in touch with him and with luck things will be all right."
Shurmur would not say where Pinkston's blood clot is located. He does not know how long the 25-year-old will be sidelined or if he's going to need to have surgery. Baseball lines
"We'll just have to see," Shurmur expounded. "What I'll tell you is, he's being given treatment for a blood clot. He is going to miss this week. As we are going through next week, we'll determine if he's going to miss an extended period of time."
Pinkston started last week's win over Cincinnati but was not feeling well and got replaced by John Greco, who played the entire 2nd half. Pinkston practiced as recently as last Wednesday but missed Thursday's workout and was listed on the team's injury report as being out with an "illness." Shurmur didn't know if Pinkston feeling unwell last Sunday was related to the blood clot.
Greco, a 5-year vet played in 15 games for Cleveland last season after the Browns acquired him in a trade from St. Louis Rams.
Greco was one of the players who visited Pinkston in the hospital.
"We saw him last night," Greco related. "We went to say hi to him, just to keep his spirits up a bit and tell him we were with him."
Pinkston started all 16 games in 2011 as a rookie. He played tackle in college, but was switched to left guard last season after Eric Steinbach sustained a season-ending back injury. The 6-foot-4, 305-pound Pinkston worked hard in the offseason on his conditioning and improve his techniques as a run blocker and pass protector.


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We drove over a half an hour to bring our inquisitive, gentle son to MGNS. After looking at many preschool programs, we knew that MGNS was exactly what we and he needed - A preschool with knowledgeable, kind teachers and a program that would stimulate his mind. Although not my personal goal, our son left MGNS ready for kindergarten. Thank you, MGNS, for giving our child a love for lifelong learning!"
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The cooperative nature of Monona Grove Nursery School creates an openness and transparency that you just don't see in other schools. You are welcomed, from the start, to be an integral part of your child's education." —Jessica, parent and board member
My daughter absolutely loves her class at MGNS. She has learned so much, and even more importantly, she is excited about learning. Every day, she asks if it's a school day. MGNS has amazing resources, excellent teachers, and a strong sense of community. We love MGNS!"
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MGNS 4-K class was our child's first exposure to school, and it was a perfect one. She learned so much about cooperation, clean-up, art, nature, Spanish words, letters and numbers, music, books and the joy of being part of a group! Her teachers are a perfect balance of temperaments and gifts. I feel as if our family hit the jackpot in this class at Monona Grove!" —Gwen Ebert, Madison
My son was in the afternoon 4K program at Monona Grove Nursery School. He loved the teachers and the play-based learning activities. He learned so much, including a foundation in English and Spanish phonemic awareness that has prepared him well for Kindergarten at Nuestro Mundo Community School. He made many friends from inside and outside the neighborhood, many of whom are in the same school again this year. We're so glad he was able to attend this program." Joshua Forehand, Principal of Nuestro Mundo Community School
As our family enters our 5th and final year at MGNS, I am struck by many feelings, mostly of gratitude. We are so fortunate to have been a part of this community. From the Toddler Time program, to preschool, 4K and lunch bunch, they have all been wonderful programs. The staff is caring and communicative, and being a part of a co-operative school has been a wonderful experience. I enjoy my time in the classroom, seeing my children at play. My kids making wonderful friendships and I too have made strong connections with other parents. Being on the board of directors has also been a great opportunity. To the supportive MGNS community, I say, "Thank you!"—Margo Duffy
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2013 saw the release of five cameras in a (relatively) new class, which we're calling 'fixed lens compact cameras'. Specifically, large-sensor fixed-lens compact cameras. Fujifilm's X100S is one of our favorite cameras of the year, addressing many of the faults of its predecessor. Sony followed up on the RX1 from last year with the RX1R, which shares the same 24MP full-frame sensor but minus an AA filter for superior resolution. Meanwhile, both Nikon and Ricoh released APS-C 28mm equivalent cameras, while Sigma's DP3 offers a 75mm equivalent lens. Click through for a chance to cast your vote and decide which is best.


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The $20 Billion Dogfight for an Indian Air Force Contract
It flies at over 1,500 miles per hour and has been called the complete combat aircraft.
But India doesn't want it.
The consortium behind the Eurofighter, Typhoon, was ready for take off last month on an air defense contract worth $20 billion.
That was until French company, Dassault, swooped in and beat them to it, winning the chance to sell 126 of their Rafale aircrafts.
But the consortium – made up of the German and Spanish branches of EADS, Britain's BAE Systems, and Italy's Finmeccanica – haven't yet had their hopes grounded.
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This week, BAE's CEO, Ian King, said "all options are still on the table," suggesting the price for the Eurofighter contract may come down.
IHS Jane's consultant, Endre Lunde, says France may still have the edge, with the transfer of nuclear technology between them and India perhaps the most crucial part of the deal:
"France, with its experience in this field, could be very important to them in terms of helping to develop that technology, developing that capability and not least building this in India. So both on a civilian side and a defense side, I think there's significant potential to develop the relationship between India and France further."
Precedent is not on the French side however.
The Rafale has lost a series of contests to U.S. competition, while in 2009 French President Nicolas Sarkozy prematurely announced that a sale of Rafales to Brazil was imminent, only to see talks drag on for another two years. Lunde says:
"France has been close before and it hasn't turned out in the end, one example being the UAE, which was predicted to be a customer of the Rafale. That fell through and it's now in negotiations with the Eurofighter."
So although the French may have India's fighter contract in its sights, the dogfight over who will ultimately prevail could produce more twists.


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How Journaling Saved My Relationship with God
I recently hit a major wall in my relationship with God. I was struggling to hear his voice and sense his presence in the midst of difficult life circumstances.
It wasn't because I hadn't taken time to be with him, however. I was having a daily quiet time that consisted of prayer, reading the Bible, and worship, and I was also taking a day each month to just be with God and listen to him (a practice called "retreats of silence"). But despite these things, I was still having a hard time connecting with God, and I didn't understand why. All I knew was that my intimacy with God needed a boost.
Help, Please!
Things began to change when I went to visit my spiritual director, a person who is gifted in helping others identify how God is at work in their lives and what next steps they can take to grow. I shared with him my struggles in deepening my intimacy with God, and he gave me a discipline to try out. The discipline he suggested was journaling.
Now, I wasn't new to journaling by any stretch. I had been practicing the discipline of writing down my thoughts and prayers for at least two years prior. However, the way in which I was journaling was not really helping me connect to God.
Up until this point, my method of journaling was recounting the events of my previous day and writing out prayer requests to God about the upcoming events in my life. It functioned as a log of my daily activities, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing. The problem was that it was not building my intimacy with God, so I was therefore approaching it more so as a chore than as a joyful means of relating to God better.
A New Way to Journal
My spiritual director offered four key changes to how I was journaling.
- First, he suggested that I journal as if I was writing and talking to God instead of myself. So instead of beginning my entries with, "Yesterday, I really enjoyed going to…" he wanted me to begin with "Dear Father…"
- Second, he proposed that when I journal, I increase the amount of each entry from one page to three.
- Third, he recommended that when I write an entry, I write all three pages non-stop. That way, my entries would function as a stream of consciousness that was more raw and unfiltered rather than well-thought-out sentences on a page.
- And finally, he suggested that I not ask anything from God when I journal. Rather, I should just talk to him and express how I'm feeling and what I'm thinking.
Breakthrough with God
I began doing this form of journaling every morning during my quiet times, and at first, I didn't notice much of a difference in terms of my sense of closeness with God. But as the weeks and months went by, I saw breakthrough happen.
- I noticed that I became more honest with God as I let my stream of conscious thoughts flow onto the page instead of polishing them up in my head before writing them down.
- I observed how my conversations with God about circumstances in my life went deeper. The increase of length in my entries forced me to keep talking to him about what was going on inside of me.
- I also saw how writing my entries to God turned the practice of journaling from a chore to a time of genuine, joyful (and sometimes painful) communion with my heavenly Father. And as a result, I was able to hear his voice more clearly and sense his presence in my everyday life.
In many ways, journaling saved my relationship with God. I think I would still be struggling as much today as I was back then to connect deeply with him. That's not to say I never struggle to connect with him anymore; sometimes it's still difficult to discern what he's saying to me and how's he's working in me. But because of the changes I made with journaling, I can definitely say that it is a key spiritual discipline for me that is helping me become a better follower of Jesus.
I love journaling now, and I would recommend it to anyone seeking to grow in his or her own relationship with God.
Danny Profit Jr. is a campus staff member with InterVarsity at Joliet Junior College in Illinois.
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Posted by Anonymous (not verified) on April 15th, 2014 at 10:05 pm
Great post Danny! I love to journal and specifically like to dialogue with God. I too know how much journaling can enhance our relationship with God. Another idea for your readers might be to start their journaling time with a prayer, asking God to open their hearts and minds to what He wants them to know. This is something I do before I write that sets the tone for my time with God.
Posted by Anonymous (not verified) on April 14th, 2014 at 12:02 pm
Thanks for sharing this has been so very insightful. Sheena Coleman, Associate Minister @ MBC


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THE council is warning residents to dispose of their waste properly or risk being handed a fine.
Three residents have recently been fined for disposing of their waste illegally at a council recycling site in the car park of the Jolly Falstaff pub in Padgate.
A council spokesman said: "Recycling sites are checked regularly and any incident of fly tipping is investigated."
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The Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team will be back on the road to close out the week as they take on the San Diego State Aztecs, on Saturday, Jan. 9. The game is set to tip off at 3 p.m. Mountain Time in San Diego.
The Cowgirls will enter the game with a 10-3 overall record and a 1-0 mark in conference play after opening up the conference season with a 64-61 win over Colorado State. Four Cowgirls are scoring in double-figures so far led by junior Aubrey Vandiver with a team leading 14.9 points and 9.5 rebounds. She is followed by junior Hillary Carlson with 13.5 points and 2.2 blocks, while Emma Langford is adding 11.1 points and Kristen Scheffler with 10.5 points per game.
Carlson ranks first in blocks and tenth in scoring while being ranked third in field goal percentage and fourth in free throw percentage in the Mountain West Conference. Vandiver ranks among the Top 15 in points, rebounds, steals and field goal percentage, while Langford is 13th in assists and 18th in scoring.
San Diego State is currently 9-4 overall and 1-0 in the MWC after a 61-39 win over New Mexico on Wednesday night. The Aztecs are led by Jene Morris who is averaging 14.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. Jessika Bradley is adding a team high 7.8 rebounds, along with 8.3 points per game.
They welcome back four starters and ten letterwinners to a team that went 24-8 overall and 13-3 in the MWC a year ago. This is the 38th meeting between the two teams. Wyoming leads the series 21-16. The last time the two teams met was February 15, 2009 as the Cowgirls defeated the Aztecs 64-61 in Laramie. SDSU is coached by Beth Burns who is in her 13th season with the program.


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NEW YORK -- No phone call will go unanswered, no reasonable offer refused as the Winnipeg Jets approach the National Hockey League trade deadline.
All that said, for as much as they'll undoubtedly try, there's also no guarantee GM Kevin Cheveldayoff & Co. will be able to sign off on a deal before the deadline passes at 2 p.m. CT on Wednesday.
"Rest assured we're trying to leave no stone unturned and see what's available and what the prices are," said the Jets GM during Monday night's loss to the New York Rangers. "If there's a match, then we'll take a look at it."
The Jets were said to be in on the trade discussions for centre Michal Handzus, who was shipped from the San Jose Sharks to the Chicago Blackhawks Monday in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick. Cheveldayoff wouldn't comment specifically on the Handzus deal saying only "there's lots of conversations out there. There's lots of different things that get close, may not get close."
Handzus, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, fits the profile of what the Jets are said to be seeking at the deadline: a centre/right-wing who can play with Evander Kane and give the club's second line more offensive punch. Cheveldayoff said about 10 days ago the Jets were seeking a right-winger for their second line, but also said the versatility of some of his current players might mean they would just deal for some scoring and then move pieces around to fit.
"You target (the right-wing position), but you also have to not over-focus on those things," he said. "Guys are skilled players out here and if they have to switch a position... you just don't know what's available, that's the thing. You can have your thoughts on what you want to do, but at the end of the day if nothing happens, then nothing happens. You can't manufacture deals and you can't do things just for the sake of doing them."
The Jets' entire scouting staff is with Cheveldayoff here in New York, holed up in a hotel on Long Island where they have set up their trade-deadline war room. They'll remain there through Wednesday's deadline as the team heads north to Montreal for Thursday's game against the Canadiens.
Cheveldayoff said the condensed schedule -- and the condensed standings -- have already played factors in the trade-deadline activity, and will continue right until the final seconds before it closes Wednesday.
"I think if any action is going to happen, it's probably going to happen late," he said. "You just don't know. You have to be open for anything at this point in time. There's lots of different options out there but the hard part is there's not a lot of separation amongst the teams.
"Calls always happen... you have outbound and inbound. It's do the calls lead to more calls? There's lot of preliminary calls all the time, but does something trigger you or trigger them? That's where the deal starts to unfold or not.
"Deadlines are funny times because you don't know what other teams' pressures are and what other teams' objectives are. You have to be open to explore different things. Sometimes you sit there and you do your best to plan and think about what might come up and then all of a sudden with a phone call something changes and it's something you never thought of. Those are things you have to be prepared for."
The Jets have now dropped three straight going into the deadline, but Cheveldayoff insists he won't be pressured into making a deal if it doesn't fit right. And he certainly won't veer off the blueprint by dealing a swack of draft picks for short-term help.
"You can't overspend for today and pay for it tomorrow because when you do have to pay for it tomorrow the price is very steep," Cheveldayoff said. "If you pay a lot of picks to get a lot of players, it may help you now but then you're in a situation down the line (when) the prospect pool is pretty thin.
"If we choose not to do anything then you can look at it like maybe we're renting our own UFAs as well," he said. "Our guys have battled admirably and I hope for them and for the organization that we come out on the good side of this."
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The ongoing verbal sparring between Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and the Lakers continued this week, with Cuban joking that he would like to see Ron Artest playing in the post during the game between the teams Thursday at Staples Center.
"Anything that puts the ball in Ron Artest's hands is always a good thing," Cuban said. "And you can tell him that I'll even take him out for ice cream. Of all the choices you have on that team, you want Ron Artest making decisions in the triangle."
Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who likes to crack back at Cuban just as frequently and sarcastically, took another jab at his target when asked about Cuban's comments. Jackson said Cuban likes to "prick the skin of people, but he's not a player."
"He just sits behind the bench with his sun-tanned face and makes comments like that," Jackson continued. "He's got nothing to do with it. I know he's provided a great roster and it's almost as good as money can buy, but not quite."
Earlier this season, Cuban called Jackson "Jeanie's boy-toy" when referencing the Hall of Fame coach's relationship with girlfriend Jeanie Buss, a Lakers team executive who also is the daughter of team owner Jerry Buss.
Writers honor Artest
Artest wasn't sure what to make of his selection by the Pro Basketball Writers' Association as a finalist for the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for "his tireless advocacy for mental health issues" this season.
The other finalists, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, Kyle Korver of the Chicago Bulls and Marcus Camby of the Portland Trail Blazers, also were chosen for their charitable efforts during the season.
"I'm not sure what everybody else is doing, but congratulations to everybody who got mentioned," Artest said. "I'm not sure what everybody is doing in the community, but it's cool. … I think I know the award. I'll have more to say after the game."
Artest, who rather famously thanked his psychiatrist after the Lakers' victory over Boston in Game 7 of the NBA Finals last June, was praised for raffling off his championship ring to raise money for mental health awareness.
Ratliff activated
Backup forward/center Theo Ratliff was on the active roster for the first time since undergoing left knee surgery Nov. 17. He wasn't expected to play a significant role in Thursday's game, or in any of the Lakers' final eight contests.
But he could be invaluable as a practice player and a substitute if the Lakers get into foul trouble or suffer an injury. His pending return was a reason the Lakers sent rookie Derrick Caracter to Bakersfield of the D-League earlier in the week.
"It was just about patience," Ratliff said of trying to get back onto the roster. "There were some bone-on-bone issues, some different things going on in my knee. We just had to sit back and let it heal a little bit … so I could function on the floor. "There definitely were setbacks. I'm not a young cat."
Ratliff turns 38 later this month.


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In the lame duck session of Congress in 2006, Daryl Issa along with his Republican friends passed a law requiring the USPS to pay for 75 years of pensions in a 10-year window. (The USPS has to pay for pensions for people who haven't even been born yet.)
Yes, the Internet has taken some business from the USPS, however, until that law was passed, the USPS was still doing a very profitable business.
Further to note is Daryl Issa and his Republican friends have accepted a lot of campaign money from other delivery agencies.
Even further to note is the USPS does not take one penny of taxpayer money.
M.K. Hupp
The USPS does get some taxpayer support. Around $96 million is budgeted annually by Congress for the "Postal Service Fund." These funds are used to compensate USPS for postage-free mailing for all legally blind persons and for mail-in election ballots sent from US citizens living overseas. A portion of the funds also pays USPS for providing address information to state and local child support enforcement agencies. (http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/consumerawareness/a/uspsabout.htm)
They don't receive taxpayer money?Really?Are you sure they don't receive one penny of taxpayer money?Really?Better check your "facts" again dumb.
The law for everyone else does not state that pensions must be funded for 75 years. For employees not even working at the company yet...The USPS does not receive taxpayer money...Yes there are other jobs where you can retire after 25 years...bam fails to do proper research again. Maybe because he fails to sleep.
Isn't it law that private companies must fund retirement programs 100%?Does the Postal service receive any taxpayer money to meet day to day bills?Is there any other job in the country where you can retire at full benefit after 25 years no matter what age?Should Congress force themselves to fund SS the same way?
The USPS economic crisis is the result of a provision of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 that requires the Postal Service to pre-fund the health care benefits of future retireesa burden no other government agency or private company bears.
The legislation requires the USPS to fund a 75-year liability over a 10-year period, and that requirement costs the USPS more than $5.5 billion per year. Guffey also pointed out that the federal government is holding billions of dollars in postal overpayments to its pension accounts.
FREDRIC ROLANDO: There's $50 billion to $75 billion in surplus pension funds. There's about $42 billion in the future retiree health benefit funds, again, all postal funds, no taxpayer money involved.
Or how about the Post Office not being able to close it's own under performing branches?Or lay off unnecessary worker's?
Are you making a profit if your retirement system is not funded fully?Maybe ask the sate of California how there retirement funds are doing?Or New York City?Or Detroit?Or Chicago?
The USPS has to make a $111 million payment per WEEK to their pension. No other company in the US has to fund their pension like the USPS has to do...The USPS is making a profit before they have to make these unrealistic payments to their pension.
To whoever wrote the first post (name is missing), Nice job lying about the bill. There were only 4 sponsors for the original House bill. 26 on the Senate bill. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:H.R.6407: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SN00662:@@@P
And what sacrifices are they making to help our country achieve better economic prosperity? Great work if you can get it.
A_2091...Members who participated in the congressional pension system are vested after five (5) years of service. A full pension is available to Members 62 years of age with 5 years of service; 50 years or older with 20 years of service; or 25 years of service at any age. A reduced pension is available depending upon which of several different age/service options is chosen. If Members leave Congress before reaching retirement age, they may leave their contributions behind and receive a deferred pension later. The current pension program, effective January 1987, is under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), which covers members and other federal employees whose federal employment began in 1984 or later. This replaces the older Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) for most members of congress and federal employees.
A_2091...The Social Security Amendments of 1983 required all Members of Congress to participate in Social Security beginning January 1, 1984. As Social Security and CSRS benefits sometimes overlapped, Congress called for the development of a new federal employee retirement program to complement Social Security. This new plan was enacted as the Federal Employees' Retirement Act of 1986. This act created the FERS program, under which new Members of Congress are currently covered. When the FERS program went into effect, all Members elected in 1984 or later were automatically enrolled in the new plan. More senior Members were free to remain under the CSRS or enroll in the new FERS plan.
It it's not true, it is not a left or a right thing.
It isn't true,but when has that stopped the left?
I am not sure that is a true statement, a_2091.
All of congress must be so proud of the pensions and healthcare that we as taxpayers provide to them at no cost to themselves. HYPOCRITES!
1) Think of all the US cities and even states going in the big dumper because of unfunded pensions ... it is an immense problem ... and
2) The 2006 postal pension bill was bi-partisan and co-sponsered by 104 Democrats and 58 Republicans ... and
3) In 2009 & 2010 Democrats controlled the House, Senate and Executive branch ... it was total control ... even filibuster proof for two plus months in 2009 ... They chose not to change the pension laws ...
3 The bi-partisan aspect of this legislation is fairly simple to understand ... think of a piggy bank filled with IOUs ... such as the Social Security "lock box" (and the same thing recently proposed for 401K accounts) ... The government has no decent history of taking care of anyone's money ... They just know how to spend it ...
4) So what have we learned from these latest DNC Talking Points ... ??? ... It is not how we are governed ... it is how we are courted in the daily Blame Game ...


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(CNSNews.com) - Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday said the spate of sexual assaults in the military that go unpunished is like "an IED in every unit of every Armed forces."
Blumenthal detailed how during his first visit to Afghanistan he observed the way Marines "rigged a 10-foot long pole with what looked like the end of a coat hanger, which they used very effectively to detect roadside bombs, because they couldn't wait" on better detecting equipment. "This problem is the equivalent of an IED in every unit of every armed forces," he said at a hearing on sexual assault in the military held by the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel.
Blumenthal called it the equivalent to an "immensely destructive force," adding that the Aviano case brought this to the "public's attention in a very dramatic way, much like the photograph of a roadside bomb going off in Iraq or Afghanistan would be."
The Aviano case involved Gen. Craig Franklin, Third Air Force commander at Aviano Air Base in Italy, who dismissed charges against a lieutenant colonel who was convicted of abusive sexual contact, aggravated sexual assault and three instances of conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman in an incident involving a civilian employee, according to the Air Force Times.
Franklin did not give specifics as to why he overruled Lt. Col. James Wilkerson's verdict and sentence. A written statement from the Third Air Force said Franklin "concluded that the entire body of evidence was insufficient to meet the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt," according to Stars and Stripes.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released a letter Monday, saying the case will be reviewed at the top levels of the Pentagon.
The ruling is unlikely to be changed however, because Hagel said under military law, neither he nor the Air Force secretary has the authority to reverse Franklin's decision to overturn Wilkerson's conviction. Wilkerson is a former inspector general at Aviano.
Franklin's decision to set aside the verdict against Wilkerson "is yet another example of an action taken by a commander that will have a chilling effect on military judges and prosecutors" and will potentially affect future cases and prevent other victims from coming forward, Brian K. Lewis, former Petty Officer Third Class of the U.S. Navy, who is now an advocacy board member of Protect Our Defenders, said in prepared testimony for the Senate Armed Services subcommittee.
Protect Our Defenders is a human rights organization that seeks to fix the military training, investigation and adjudication systems related to sexual violence and harassment – systems that often re-victimize assault survivors by blaming them while failing to prosecute perpetrators.
"A system that elevates a single individual's authority and discretion over the rule of law often precludes justice and hinders it long into the future," Lewis said.
Blumenthal said military sexual assaults are "equally potentially destructive to the good order and discipline and most especially to recruitment, to retention of the best and the brightest and the bravest that you now have."
"People ultimately are our greatest asset in the military," Blumenthal added.


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