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Gov. Rick Perry today emphasized the increasing importance of volunteerism in Texas at the 2005 Governor's Volunteer Leadership Conference in Dallas and thanked all those who have given of themselves to help others.
"The promise of America has always been a second chance, a shot at redemption for all who ask, regardless of where they come from or the trials of yesterday," Perry said. "That is the greatest gift any human being can give to another and that is exactly the gift offered by volunteers to every life they touch. To the volunteers and volunteer leaders all across Texas, I offer my deepest appreciation for all you do."
Perry noted that the world had seen the compassion of Texas and Texans during the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. "While government, industry and many other sectors of society each played an important role in the recent hurricane relief efforts, the ones most deserving of our praise are the volunteer organizations and charitable groups who provided the needy with much more than food and clothing and shelter, but also a renewed hope for tomorrow, and the strength to rebuild their lives."
In 2003 Perry created the OneStar Foundation to provide individuals and charitable organizations with the information and resources necessary to build partnerships with the state to assist those in need, and encourage Texans to volunteer in their communities. Perry said the concept of OneStar is not to supersede or compete with the work done by existing volunteer and charitable organizations, but to direct more volunteers to these causes.
"I believe when government views volunteer and charitable organizations as a partner, far more can be accomplished than through government action alone," Perry said. "Government can offer cash assistance, fund many worthy programs, but it cannot instill hope or impart values that can last a citizen a lifetime."
Perry said OneStar has helped a variety of volunteer groups make better use of financial resources, provided invaluable training for volunteer workers across Texas and inspired a new generation of Texans to pursue causes greater than self. And perhaps most importantly, OneStar is helping to build capacity in the non-profit sector so that more Texans have a place to turn to in a time of need.
"For every addict who finds help to overcome a chemical dependency, every at-risk child who finds a caring mentor, every high school dropout who finds assistance in earning a GED there are others who wait in the shadows of opportunity for someone to bring the light of hope," Perry said. "The only way we will ever be able to reach every Texan in need is by building a non-profit sector that has the capacity to fully harness the compassion of our people."
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The 'Million Dollar Baby' actor and the 'Midnight in Paris' actress allegedly break up because of long-distance relationship.
Jay Baruchel and Alison Pill are rumored to have ended their romantic relationship. The two have been engaged for two years, but it seemed that Baruchel and Pill had a problem with long-distance relationship.
A source told US Weekly, "Working and living in Canada is something that [Baruchel] is very passionate about. He wanted her up there more often, but she really likes Newsroom and the opportunities that are there for her." The source added, "They were doing the long distance [thing] a lot."
Baruchel hinted at his split with Pill in a tweet which later he deleted, saying, "Alone again, naturally. Heartbroken." He continued, "I won't be on twitter for awhile gang. Getting dumped rules." Meanwhile, during an interview in California, Pill was asked if there were updates on her wedding preparation, but the actress said, "There will be none." The actress was also seen without her engagement ring.
Baruchel and Pill were engaged in December 2010. The 30-year-old actor shared the news of his engagement by thanking his "fiancee" at the Genie Awards in March 2011. The couple had been planning a wedding ceremony, but Pill confessed that it was "the most stressful thing you can do."
Baruchel took part in movies such as "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and "She's Out of My League". He currently lives in Toronto where he films a remake of "Robocop". Pill starred in movies such as "Milk" and "Midnight in Paris". She currently plays Maggie on TV series "The Newsroom".


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New York's "Build It Back" program was launched with much fanfare last June, with nattily attired then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg promising—in two languages—to assign a special representative to each applicant. "They'll be trained to determine your eligibility for the program and to guide you through the process every step of the way," Bloomberg said (see: "New York City to Revamp Sandy Rebuilding Program, Says Mayor," Coastal Contractor 6/10/13).
Good idea—but critics say it's not working, reports Crain's (see: "No homes fully rebuilt under Sandy program," Associated Press). "The city has already been granted $1.45 billion in federal funding for the program and about 20,000 people have applied for rebuilding and repair assistance," Crain's reports. "But as of last week, checks had been mailed to just three homeowners—totaling $100,000—to reimburse them for repair work. And construction has begun on only three homes, none of which has been completely rebuilt."
Critics are blaming the outgoing city administration, not the newly elected Mayor Bill DeBlasio, for the situation. Said DeBlasio's new director of housing recovery, Amy Peterson: "Early missteps, unrealistic assumptions, and overly complicated processes have hindered rebuilding and made it more difficult for residents to resume normal life."


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maiden4life wrote:No physical damage to it. It looks fine. It made a very high pitched sound. It has been in my system since July without any issues. Wierd. I submitted an RMA, so I guess we'll see what happens.
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BRITISH retail giant Marks & Spencer has named York farmer Olly Heywood on its shortlist for this year's M&S Farming for the Future awards.
Mr Heywood, who runs Heywood Farms in York, will find out if he has been crowned winner on the first day of the Great Yorkshire in Harrogate on July 8.
Mr Heywood's 270 acre farm specialises in rearing sheep and provides lamb to M&S through supplier Dawn Meats.
In addition to his day job, Mr Heywood provides work experience for teenagers during the summer months and gives lectures on insights into farming.
The judges were impressed by his commitment to educating and encouraging future generations of farmers.
M&S Farming for the Future is a programme of initiatives which champions sustainability and innovation.
The programme is designed to help farmers identify opportunities for improvement, increase their profitability and provide a sustainable supply chain that can continue to deliver quality and innovation for the long term.
Steve Mclean, M&S head of Agriculture & Fisheries, said: "This is our sixth Farming for the Future Awards and the judging process seems to get harder with each year. We are continually impressed with the commitment and passion our suppliers show, and I'm delighted to once again be honouring some of the country's most inspiring farming champions.
"Olly's dedication to innovation, best practice and future-proof farming really shone through and I wish him the best of luck when we unveil the Farming for the Future winner at the Great Yorkshire Show."


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Hugh Allan "Buddy" MacMaster rightly earned his title as the dean of Cape Breton fiddlers. From his early boyhood days spent imitating the fiddle style by rubbing two sticks together, to the countless square dances he led with his music inside packed parish halls, to his recent public recognition as one of the world's greatest traditional musicians, Mr. MacMaster is fairly credited with not only bringing Cape Breton fiddling to the world stage, but preserving the region's musical traditions.
Known as King of the Jigs, Mr. MacMaster was 11 years old when he played his first tune, The Rock Valley Jig, after finding his father's fiddle in a trunk in the family's home in Inverness County on the western side of Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island.
Some years later, Mr. MacMaster played his first dance at about age 15. Over the next four decades, his fiddle playing was a regular feature at house parties, weddings, dances and benefits throughout the region and on CBC-TV shows such as Ceilidh and The John Allan Cameron Show. But music remained mostly a hobby until Mr. MacMaster retired from the Canadian National Railway in 1988, after 45 years with the company as a telegrapher and station agent. In 1989, he released his first of several recordings, Judique on the Floor, and went on to play full-time as a professional musician, gaining an international reputation.
Endlessly generous with his time and music, Mr. MacMaster taught, scoured old music books to rediscover and revive forgotten tunes, and remained forever faithful to the fiddle music he first heard in his parents' home. He was known for mentoring younger players, the most notable being his niece, Natalie MacMaster, an internationally renowned fiddler, and her cousin Ashley MacIsaac, who brought Cape Breton fiddling to new audiences when they emerged on the scene in the late 1980s.
"He really did believe in giving to other people and not letting them down," Ms. MacMaster said. "He really did believe in the duty that he had in sharing his God-given talent."
As Mr. MacMaster liked to say: "The music really belongs to the people."
An unassuming, kind and humble man, he shied away from awards and public recognition. Despite his modesty, they kept coming his way. Earlier this year, Folk Alliance International gave Mr. MacMaster a Lifetime Achievement Award, placing him in the company of past recipients Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Stan Rogers. "I was surprised, especially at my age, to get this award when I thought I was all through," he told the Halifax Chronicle Herald.
Mr. MacMaster suffered a heart attack and died on Aug. 20 at his home in the tiny community of Judique, two months shy of his 90th birthday, leaving behind his wife, Marie, two children, Allan and Mary, and a large extended family. He had to stop playing the fiddle in recent years when arthritis made his fingers less nimble and his health deteriorated.
Natalie MacMaster remembers as a child hearing her uncle play in her parents' kitchen. He'd often stop by the house on his way home to play a new tune he had just learned. Later, when she started playing fiddle she listened to his recordings over and over again, pressing stop and rewind on her cassette player, while she tried to emulate his sound.
"I've copied Buddy's style more than anyone else," she said. "He had this amazing rhythm. In the drummer world they call it a wide groove or a big pocket. He never rushed an ounce. But his tempo was very lively."
Some of his gifts included his ability to pick pieces from the Scottish music canon, or turn a lesser-known tune into something special, Ms. MacMaster said. He'd infuse the tunes with personality, characteristic bow work and quick grace notes. She and others frequently refer to his nuanced, buoyant style as "the Buddy MacMaster lift."
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Chick Corea is rightly described as one of the most important and influential players in American jazz. Son of big band director Armando Corea, Chick says he can't remember a time when he wasn't playing the piano, which he formally began studying at the age of 4. Before he was even out of his teens, he was playing around Manhattan with the likes of Sarah Vaughn, Stan Getz and Herbie Mann.
And by the time he was in his late 20s, Corea had already been enlisted by Miles Davis for his first smoldering forays into fusion—among Corea's other resume-topping achievements, he was one of two session keyboardists on Bitches Brew. Corea's three years with the Davis electric group were marked by great leaps forward in his technique and compositional style, which grew to incorporate Miles-sanctioned radicals like dissonant tone clusters and creepy electronic effect into a vocabulary already flush with dazzlingly original touches.
Corea's avant-garde explorations continued after his departure from the Davis group with Circle, a democratically boundary-free experimental group that displayed Corea's don't-fence-me-in composition style to magnificent advantage. Not surprisingly, Corea has always taken inspiration from classical music, especially rule-breakers like Mozart and Bela Bartok. Spontaneity is always the byword; Corea has expressed his admiration for Bartok, a round rejecter of evergreen compositional conventions, on more than one occasion. "That's what draws me to music or a performance," he told a reporter earlier this year. "In a composition, I can tell how spontaneously a composer is composing. Was he sitting there, erasing a lot and pulling his hair, or was the music just flowing out without a thought?" Corea has never strayed too far from classical, occasionally recording and touring on the music of Mozart and Bartok to keep his technique tight and, perhaps, to find inspiration; in the late '70s, Corea and Herbie Hancock toured with the Hungarian's two-piano music. More recently, The Mozart Sessions, with Bobby McFerrin, was chosen by Time magazine as one of the best classical releases of 1996.
But Corea's music has always included elements that make it accessible to a broader audience than just jazz fanatics. In his post-Circle ensemble Return to Forever, Corea did first with Latin styles and then with progressive rock what Hancock did with funk, which is to say he tied them to jazz in a way that broadened the base of both styles and got people seeking out the ensembles and players he claimed as influences. His enormously popular Elektric Band continued in this vein; period compositions like "Forgotten Past" combine undeniable rock elements with electric and acoustic jazz, delicate piano work with John Patitucci's woody bass and the Dave Weckl's cliometrically precise percussion. The Akoustic Band, reprising elements of the Elektric and with a slightly different lineup, has graced Missoula before—in 1992 at the University Theatre.
Now Corea returns with Origin, a roughly two-year-old ensemble that's got tongues all a-wagging in the jazz community. Word on the street is that Origin puts the Akoustic Band away, and if you saw that show eight years ago, you know that's saying something.
Chick Corea plays University Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets $21 in advance, $23 at the door. Call 1-888-MONTANA.


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There are many possibilities when it comes to choosing your floral arch and aisle decor, especially since it's part of your big entrance and finish. Here are a few ideas to match your style:
Rustic – One of our favorite ways to decorate a rustic ceremony venue is using an arch filled with natural elements such as branches, twigs and vines, but if you want more color, add a hanging floral backdrop to match your scheme.
Photo: Jen Fariello Photography; Florals: Beehive Designs
Glamorous – If you're considering a Great Gatsby-inspired wedding dress, you'll want to add some old Hollywood charm into your ceremony with glass vases, chandeliers and dramatic drapery. Ask your florist to create some serious eye candy like a chevron design with petals on your aisle.
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Classic – If you're having a formal affair, cue it to your guests the minute they arrive with all-white flowers, such as baby's breath or lilies. Place two large arrangements at the end of the aisle.
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Whimsical Romantic – Instead of placing flowers in mason jars at each inner-aisle chair, place florals in antique tea cups.
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Jeremy and Kate live in a smallish home in a nice part of Toronto with their two-year-old son.
"He has been such a joy that we wanted to grow our family," Kate writes in an e-mail. Grow it they will – they're expecting twins soon. Kate is 36, Jeremy 38. Both work full-time at executive-level jobs.
"Everything we have needs to expand with our newest arrivals," Kate says. "Our small semi-detached house was tight for three, unmanageable for five," she adds. "Our car can't fit three car seats and the costs of daycare or a nanny will be going through the roof!"
Fortunately, they earn good incomes and are "good savers," Kate says. "It looks like we are going to need it." To accommodate the children, they want to move up from their existing house – valued at $800,000 – to a larger one in the same neighbourhood. Estimated cost: $1.5-million to $2-million. They'll also need a minivan in addition to their car and a live-in nanny, which they calculate will be cheaper than paying daycare fees for three children.
Longer term, they want to make sure they can pay for their children's education and extra-curricular activities and still have money to invest for their retirement. Kate's income will drop substantially during her parental leave.
"Can we afford the size of house that we are looking for without changing our lifestyle and sacrificing our savings in light of the expenses that we will be taking on?" she asks.
We asked Stephen Osborne, a financial planner at E.E.S. Financial Services Ltd. in Markham, Ont., to look at Kate and Jeremy's situation.
What the expert says
Mr. Osborne looked first at how much Kate and Jeremy's expenses might rise. A live-in nanny could cost double what they are paying now for daycare, adding another $13,000 to their monthly bill. Next, he raised their food and clothing budget by two-thirds, or $1,600 a month. While that may seem like a lot for two infants, Kate and Jeremy have little in their budget for future children's activities – sports, music, dancing. Their budget is also light on items such as vacations and dining out, costs that will rise as their family grows older. A second vehicle will add another $10,000 a year.
But the biggest cost will be a larger home. To estimate how much they can afford, Mr. Osborne takes the midway point of their estimate – $1.75-million – and rounds it up to an even $1.8-million. Buying a home that expensive means they would be increasing their mortgage by $1-million. He took the mid-point to provide for things such as real estate commission, land transfer tax, moving expenses and any work that may need to be done on their new home before they move in.
Their existing mortgage is $235,000 at 2 per cent. If Kate and Jeremy were to lock in a new mortgage of $1,235,000 at 4 per cent for 10 years and amortize the payments over 25 years, their monthly mortgage costs would rise from $2,100 currently to $6,500.
"Their mortgage payments alone would increase by almost $53,000 a year," Mr. Osborne says. As well, they would not have the mortgage paid off by their target retirement age of 60 so they'd have to work longer.
A $1-million increase in home value could translate into $8,000 of additional property taxes each year, which the planner included in his calculations. He did not include higher utility, repair, maintenance, renovation or furniture costs. The couple would also have to increase their home and life insurance.
Indeed, their plan requires that they both keep working at least at their current income level.
If she takes a one-year parental leave, Kate's only income will be employment insurance benefits of $485 a week. To supplement their cash flow over the next year, the planner suggests they cash in their tax-free savings accounts. In the future, he suggests they contribute $2,500 a year for each child to a registered education savings plan to take full advantage of the federal government grant.
Altogether, Kate and Jeremy would need another $50,000 a year in pre-tax income just to break even, Mr. Osborne says. Their best bet would be to buy a home costing no more than $1.4-million, below the bottom end of their price range, the planner says. That would reduce the amount of mortgage they take on by $400,000. Even at that, their budget would be tight.
The people
Kate, 36, and Jeremy, 38, and family
The problem
Can they afford to buy a bigger home now that twins are on the way?
The plan
Set their sights a little lower, limiting themselves to spending no more than $1.4-million on a larger home, recognizing that this will leave them with very little in the way of financial flexibility if one of them lost their job.
The payoff
By not taking on too high a mortgage and other expenses now, they might have room for a few extras if they surpass their goals – such as a special family vacation. As well, they will have their mortgage paid off earlier, perhaps allowing them to retire at age 60.
Monthly net income
Bank accounts $50,000; term deposits $7,000; stocks $82,000; TFSAs $35,000; his RRSP $209,000; her RRSP $111,000; RESP $5,400; residence $800,000. Total: $1,299,400
Monthly expenditures
Mortgage $1,833; property tax $800; water, sewage $172; property insurance $615; utilities $115; maintenance $135; auto expenses $755; groceries $725; child care $1,100; clothing $1,885; charitable $50; vacation, travel $50; discretionary (includes beauty, club, sports, dining out, entertainment, alcohol, subscriptions) $525; dentist, prescriptions $90; life insurance $155; telecommunications $190; RRSP $800; TFSA $800; other savings $1,200. Total: $11,995
Mortgage $235,000
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Ok, this might be one of the funniest things I have seen in a while! While I find it funny, I am not condoning it friends; let's get that clear! Ha! It reminded me of the recent discovery by our trusty State Patrol friends; people riding with dummies in their cars to try and sneak through in the HOV lanes. I probably don't have to remind you that's super illegal, right? Well, this guy has a new idea- the invisible driver and he takes his shenanigans to the drive through; the reactions are priceless! PS- kudos to the guy for the hard work that went into this, just to give us a laugh!


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2016 ~ Thanksgiving Vintner Weekend
November 23 – November 27
Following the success of our first Vintner Thanksgiving with Chappellet in 2015, Triple Creek Ranch is delighted to welcome Chloe Asseo from L'Aventure Winery to celebrate the 2016 holiday.
L'Aventure is one of the most sought after wines in Paso Robles and continues to produce some of the region's greatest blends as recognized by wine critics worldwide. The brand was founded in 1996 when Stephan Asseo, maverick vigneron and artisan winemaker, left Bordeaux to pursue his quest for great terroir. Stephan chose the west side of Paso Robles in the Willow Creek sub region with its deep calcareous soils, the maritime influence of the Templeton Gap and the lush, rolling topography of the Santa Lucia Mountain Range. For nearly two decades, Stephan has lived his dream of blending the best of the Bordeaux and Rhône varieties to create his lauded, authentic Paso Blends.
In addition to our customary array of activities, this holiday weekend will be rounded out with lively, optional pastimes such as cranking the old-school apple press for fresh cider and a special pie-making cooking class!
2017 ~ Winter Vintner and Culinary Events
Tranquil winter days on the ranch lend themselves to indulging the finer senses. It is the perfect time of year to augment our popular Vintner weekends with a program of cooking classes.
January 26 – 29 ~ Chateau Montelena
We are thrilled to welcome back Chateau Montelena for a cozy January Vintner weekend. This legendary Napa winery put California at the forefront of the wine world in 1976 when their Chardonnay was chosen as the top-ranking white wine by a panel of French judges.
February 9 – 12 ~ Spottswoode
Famed for their Cabernet Sauvignon, the remarkable Novak women of the Spottswoode Family Wine Estate have been producing wines known for their refined elegance, balance, and classic structure since 1982. Our cooking classes this weekend will include a special chocolate workshop for Valentine's Day!
2017 ~ 14th Annual Spring Vintner Series
Our vintner partners work hard throughout the year tending to vines, harvesting, pressing and devoting constant attention to the fermentation process. When they join us for our signature Vintner Weekends, they get to relax and share the fruits of their labor with our guests. Vintners join guests at play, enjoying various ranch activities. Wine tastings and pairings are enhanced by the knowledge imparted during informal seminars and impromptu conversation.
May 11 – 14 ~ Et Fille Wines
Et Fille Wines is a family-run Oregon winery established in 2003 specializing in pinot noir. Et Fille, which means "and daughter," honors the hand-in-hand, father and daughter team of Howard Mozeico and Jessica Mozeico that makes these wines.
May 18 – 21~ Hill Family Estate
After three decades of farming grapes for some of Napa Valley's finest wine producers, Doug Hill and his family decided that they should enter the wine business. The Hill Family Estate is the culmination of Doug's vision to share his love of the valley, of farming and of wine with his children and wine lovers everywhere.
May 25 – 28 ~ Chappellet Winery
For nearly five decades, the Chappellet family has been crafting acclaimed Cabernet Sauvignons from fruit cultivated on the steep, rocky slopes of Napa Valley's renowned Pritchard Hill. The Memorial Day long weekend is now synonymous with Chappellet at Triple Creek Ranch! Join us for a lively vintner event with Cyril and Blakesley Chappellet.


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its good for one CPU License. Most households now days have two or more
computers this is not the 80's. No wonder why people create cracks or even
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I am trying to set up a Linksys WAP4410N on our network. We are trying to run it using unrestricted access, but it is requiring a pin number. The prompt I get when trying to connect to the WAP is that the number should be in the original documentation. I can not find the original documentation and I can not log into the WAP to find the PIN number. Anyone have any ideas?
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Cruel Or Funny? You Decide
"Dog-shaming" photos have taken the internet by storm, but vets are now saying the funny photos are harmful to the animals involved. The photos usually involve a sheepish looking pooch at the scene of the crime with a sign around their necks indicating what they've done wrong. The Secretary of the U.K.'s Kennel Club says that dogs don't like the behavior and says "You wouldn't mock your friends or family like this, so why your dog?" Vets say shaming the dogs may cause or worsen the animal's acute or chronic stress which can lead to depression and a poor relationship between the pet and the owner.


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The influence of basic ventilation strategies and anesthetic techniques on cerebral oxygenation in the beach chair position: study protocol
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Beach chair positioning during general anesthesia is associated with a high incidence of cerebral desaturation; poor neurological outcome is a growing concern. There are no published data pertaining to changes in cerebral oxygenation seen with increases in the inspired oxygen fraction or end-tidal carbon dioxide in patients anesthetized in the beach chair position. Furthermore, the effect anesthetic agents have has not been thoroughly investigated in this context. We plan to test the hypothesis that changes in inspired oxygen fraction or end-tidal carbon dioxide correlate to a significant change in regional cerebral oxygenation in anesthetized patients in beach chair position. We will also compare the effects that inhaled and intravenous anesthetics have on this process.
This is a prospective within-group study of patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy in the beach chair position which incorporates a randomized comparison between two anesthetics, approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The primary outcome measure is the change in regional cerebral oxygenation due to sequential changes in oxygenation and ventilation. A sample size of 48 will have greater than 80% power to detect an absolute 4-5% difference in regional cerebral oxygenation caused by changes in ventilation strategy. The secondary outcome is the effect of anesthetic choice on cerebral desaturation in the beach chair position or response to changes in ventilation strategy. Fifty-four patients will be recruited, allowing for drop out, targeting 24 patients in each group randomized to an anesthetic. Regional cerebral oxygenation will be measured using the INVOS 5100C monitor (Covidien, Boulder, CO). Following induction of anesthesia, intubation and positioning, inspired oxygen fraction and minute ventilation will be sequentially adjusted. At each set point, regional cerebral oxygenation will be recorded and venous blood gas analysis performed. The overall statistical analysis will use a repeated measures analysis of variance with Tukey's HSD procedure for post hoc contrasts.
If simple maneuvers of ventilation or anesthetic technique can prevent cerebral hypoxia, patient outcome may be improved. This is the first study to investigate the effects of ventilation strategies on cerebral oxygenation in patients anesthetized in beach chair position.
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Poor neurological outcome in otherwise healthy patients following anesthesia in the beach chair position is a significant concern [1] and has been reported in patients with recorded blood pressures that many anesthesiologists would consider acceptable [2].
There are compelling arguments for the application of a non-invasive monitor of cerebral blood flow, function and/or oxygenation for patients placed in the beach chair position. The measurement of regional cerebral oxygenation (rSO2) has been widely used for patients undergoing cardiac [3] and vascular surgery [4, 5] and, more recently, in anesthetized patients undergoing surgery in beach chair position [6] where it has revealed a high incidence of severe cerebral desaturation events[7]. Even patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery in the beach chair position with regional anesthesia (brachial plexus block) and sedation alone have a 10% chance of experiencing severe cerebral desaturation [8].
The use of cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) allows for the continuous non-invasive monitoring of rSO2 by measuring the relative concentrations of oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin within the field of view and, therefore, provides an estimate of the balance between cerebral oxygen supply and demand [9]. Recent reports in conscious volunteers [10] and anesthetized patients without vascular disease [11] demonstrate a relationship between inspired oxygen fraction (FIO2) and end-tidal carbon dioxide (PETCO2) with cerebral oxygenation.
Observational data suggest a relationship between PETCO2 and rSO2 specifically in patients anesthetized in the beach chair position [12] and mechanical ventilation may have negative influence on cerebral auto-regulation [13]; as one of the primary determinants of set minute ventilation, PETCO2 must be considered. Furthermore, different anesthetic agents have distinct effects on cerebral hemodynamics and metabolism [14, 15], yet there has been no direct comparison of the effects of anesthetic agents on rSO2 in the beach chair position. The effect on cerebral oxygenation resultant upon any interaction between inspired gas composition and anesthetic choice will be of interest.
The study described here will test the hypothesis that the manipulation of inspired oxygen fraction and end tidal carbon dioxide leads to significant changes in rSO2 in patients anesthetized in the beach chair position. The influence of anesthetic technique on this process will be tested as a secondary outcome.
Patients who are scheduled for elective arthroscopic shoulder surgery in the beach chair position under general anesthesia with supplemental interscalene block will be recruited following written informed consent. All surgeries will be conducted by a single surgeon and single anesthesiologist at a "stand-alone" ambulatory surgery facility. Patients will be excluded if they refuse to give consent, are ineligible for interscalene block, have a history of cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, hypertension (either by diagnosis, pharmacologic treatment as a surrogate, or a blood pressure measured in the surgical preoperative clinic of greater than 140/90), suffer from respiratory failure, or do not speak English. Recruited patients will undergo computer-generated randomization to receive desflurane or total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) with propofol for maintenance of anesthesia. These agents were chosen because they have differential effects on cerebral vasodilation, auto-regulation and CO2 responsiveness [15, 16, 17]. Patients and data analysts will be blinded to the anesthetic choice; the anesthesiologist caring for the patient will be blinded to cerebral oximetry values. All patients will have an interscalene block placed before induction of anesthesia by a single anesthesiologist. Patients will be pre-medicated with midazolam 0.5-2 mg. Following pre-oxygenation, anesthesia will be induced using fentanyl (1–2 mcg/kg) and propofol (0.5-2 mg/kg). Muscle relaxation will be initiated and maintained with an appropriate combination of succinylcholine and non-depolarizing muscle relaxants as deemed necessary by the anesthesiologist. The patient's trachea will be intubated and their lungs ventilated. General anesthesia will be maintained as dictated by randomization. Depth of anesthesia will be assessed by Bispectral Index (BIS; Covidien, Boulder, CO) and be controlled within the range 40–60 for all agents. Nitrous oxide could possibly confound results and will therefore not be used.
There may be an advantage of ephedrine over phenylephrine in preserving rSO2 when these drugs are used as a bolus for the management of hypotension [18]. Phenylephrine given by bolus is associated with a 2.8% reduction in rSO2 of approximately 8 min duration whereas ephedrine is not associated with any such change [19]. The relative effect of these agents when used as infusions has not been published and phenylephrine has been used as an infusion in other studies examining rSO2. Here, we will use ephedrine (5 mg) in preference to phenylephrine (50-100mcg) as an intravenous bolus medication for the treatment of intraoperative hypotension when heart rate is less than 80 beats per minute. Phenylephrine by infusion (200mcg/ml) will be titrated to maintain blood pressure within 20% of preoperative mean arterial pressure (MAP) when there has been a requirement for more than 400mcg of phenylephrine over a 20 min period. Pre-treatment with ephedrine significantly blunts the decrease in rSO2 seen with bolus phenylephrine for at least 20 min [19]. If phenylephrine bolus dose is used as the first treatment for intraoperative hypotension we will delay the recording of results following a trial intervention by at least 8 min.
For MAPs greater than 70-80 mmHg associated with intraoperative bleeding the initial treatment will be to ensure adequate depth of anesthesia (BIS 40–60), followed by administration of incremental boluses of fentanyl 25mcg, up to a maximum dose of 2.5 mcg/kg. Failure of this to achieve the required reduction in blood pressure will result in the administration of the antihypertensive medications labetolol or hydralazine at the discretion of the patient's anesthesiologist.
Standard American Society of Anesthesiologists monitoring will be used for all patients. The BIS Quatro electrode will be placed diagonally on the patient's left forehead. Cerebral oxygenation will be measured using the INVOS 5100C monitor (Covidien, Boulder, CO). Optodes will be applied, before induction of anesthesia, by a single trained researcher on either side of the BIS Quatro sensor as recommended by the manufacturer.
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FIO2 30% (70% nitrogen), PETCO2 30 mmHg – supine position.
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FIO2 30% (70% nitrogen), PETCO230mmHg – beach chair position.
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FIO2 100%, PETCO2 30 mmHg – beach chair position.
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FIO2 100%, PETCO2 45 mmHg – beach chair position.
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FIO2 30%, PETCO2 30 mmHg – beach chair position.
Minute ventilation will be adjusted by changing respiratory rate rather than manipulating tidal volume. Starting tidal volume will be set at 6–8 cm3/kg. The first measurement point in beach chair position will be obtained 15 min after positioning (at which point the maximal decrease in cerebral oxygen saturation is observed to occur [7]) or immediately if severe cerebral desaturation (absolute value rSO2 < 55% or a decrease from baseline of ≥ 20%) is sustained for ≥ 3 min in either hemisphere. It has been shown that the change in rSO2 is complete and stable within 5 min following a change in inspired gas composition [4]. Thus, after 5 min at each subsequent set point, rSO2 will be recorded and venous blood gas analysis performed. If a patient's pulse oximetry reading is persistently <95% at FIO2 30% a higher FIO2 will be used at the discretion of the patient's anesthesiologist, the patient will be withdrawn from the study and an additional patient will be recruited. All sustained cerebral desaturation events, as defined above, will be recorded and communicated to the anesthesiologist to allow intervention as deemed appropriate by the anesthesiologist. Data will be recorded as a "snap-shot" at the time of venous blood gas analysis. A separate intravenous cannula will be placed into a peripheral vein for this purpose. Demographic, intra-operative and outcome data will be retrieved from the patient's electronic anesthetic and medical records.
Statistical considerations
The reported mean rSO2 is 67.1% ± 6.2 for patients placed in beach chair position [7]. Based on a previous investigation [11], we expect a 6–8 percentage point difference in rSO2 resultant upon the planned change in FIO2 and a 2–4 percentage point difference resultant upon the planned change in PETCO2. A total percentage point increase in excess of 10 would be of clinical significance. A sample size of 48 will have a power of greater than 0.8 to detect a 4-5% in the planned pairwise comparisons. Allowing for an approximately 10% drop out 54 subjects will be recruited, targeting 24 patients in each group randomized to an anesthetic. The power for the comparison between the two anesthetic regimens is better than 85% for a difference of 6% which would be a clinically important difference for the secondary outcome.
Data will be analyzed with a repeated measures two-way analysis of variance in which ventilation strategy is the within-subjects factor and anesthetic regimen is the between-subjects factor. Residuals will be assessed for normality and equal variances; if necessary, the analyses will be adjusted. The primary analysis will focus on the comparison between the ventilation strategies. A post hoc Tukey's HSD procedure will be used to correct for all pairwise comparisons between ventilation strategies.
The effect of desflurane or propofol on cerebral desaturation and a possible differential response to changes in ventilation strategy will be evaluated as a secondary outcome measure. Analysis for the primary outcome will be adjusted if interaction effects between ventilation strategy and the anesthetic used are significant. A p value of <0.05 will be considered statistically significant.
Ensuring the safety of patients anesthetized in the beach chair position is of widespread and significant interest. The simple modulation of inspired gas composition has proven to reliably improve cerebral oxygenation measured by NIRS in normal awake subjects [10], healthy supine anesthetized patients [11] and patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy with either regional or general anesthesia [4, 5]. The major aim of the proposed study is to determine the best ventilation strategy to maintain cerebral oxygenation and limit neurological risk in patients anesthetized in the beach chair position. We will investigate the response, the magnitude of the response and the direction of the response in rSO2 resultant upon changes in FIO2 and PETCO2.
Controversy exists regarding the effect of beach chair position and anesthesia on cerebral oxygenation and its measurement. Although it has been suggested that cerebral oxygenation should be monitored in all patients anesthetized in the beach chair position [20] this is certainly not yet a standard of care. While severe cerebral desaturation has been effectively measured using the INVOS series of cerebral oximeters [12] similar findings are not evident when NIRO instruments are used [21] despite the fact that both technologies are based on NIRS. Invasive jugular venous bulb saturation (Sjv02) may be a more sensitive technique for the detection of cerebral desaturation [22], but unless routine shoulder surgery is relocated from specific ambulatory surgery centers where invasive techniques are neither available nor encouraged, one must first consider a non-invasive solution.
In terms of anesthetic choice, the balance between cerebral blood supply and oxygen demand is our main concern. Propofol proportionally decreases cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral metabolic rate for oxygen (CMRO2) without affecting cerebral ateriovenous oxygen difference [23]. Desflurane causes a reduction in CMRO2 but the expected reduction in cerebral blood flow is overcome by direct cerebral vasodilation. The decrease in CMRO2 and cerebral vasodilation are greater with desflurane when compared to other inhalational agents [15]. Regional oximetry values increase in supine patients with increasing anesthetic depth of desflurane [24] and cerebral desaturation is more frequently observed during one lung ventilation while using TIVA with propofol compared to inhalational anesthesia [14]. Cerebral oxygenation is reported to be better preserved with sevoflurane-nitrous oxide anesthesia when compared to propofol-remifentanil anesthesia for patients placed in beach chair position [22], but nitrous oxide and remifentanil may have acted as uncontrolled confounding factors. Here we will compare desflurane to TIVA with propofol and control all other aspects of anesthesia. In conclusion, the proposed study is the first to investigate specifically the effects of ventilation strategies and specific anesthetic agents on cerebral oxygenation in patients anesthetized in the beach chair position.
The study will be funded by the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan. The INVOS 5100C cerebral oxygenation and BIS monitor will be loaned and cerebral oxygenation optodes will be provided at no cost by the manufacturer (Covidien, Boulder, CO). The manufacturers have had no role in the study design and no role in the preparation of this manuscript.
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Will AgBank Be No. 1? Watch the Greenshoe
As the Journal and others have noted, Agricultural Bank of China is on the cusp of raising more cash in an initial public offering than any other company in history after pricing its shares last week. But so far, it has only actually raised $19.23 billion, leaving it nearly $2.7 billion short of the record set by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China's $21.9 billion IPO in 2006.
So will AgBank be No.1? Probably, but it could be days or even weeks before we know for sure, and it's not certain.
The factor that could push AgBank over the line is its greenshoe option, also called an overallotment, a clause in the underwriting contract that allows additional shares to be issued after an offering has priced. Typically a footnote in deal history, the greenshoe has taken on added significance in AgBank's case because it is the swing factor between first and second place on the all-time IPO brag list. Whether AgBank uses its greenshoe will depend on how well its shares are received after they start trading in Shanghai on July 15 and in Hong Kong on July 16—basically, the better the shares perform, the more likely it will be used.
Named after the U.S. company that first employed it, Green Shoe Manufacturing, the greenshoe option is essentially a tool underwriters use to help ensure that a stock doesn't tank right after it lists—a development that would displease both its client and the IPO investors. It works like this: to ensure full take up of the share, underwriters deliberately sell more than are actually allotted for sale—typically up to 15% of the IPO amount. After allocating the allotted shares, they then promise the buyers of that additional portion that they will get their shares after the stock starts trading.
If the stock price falls below the IPO price after the shares debut on the exchange, the underwriters snap up the shares and sell them to the investors waiting in the wings. That helps support the stock's price—and it can provide a tidy profit for the underwriters, as they buy the shares cheap and then sell them at the IPO price.
But if the stock is well received by the market and its price rises, then the underwriters can't be expected to buy high then sell low to meet the demand of those investors waiting for their shares. Instead, the company allocates additional shares–the greenshoe or overallotment—that the underwriters then sell to those investors who missed out on the initial allocation.
The investors that typically get left out are cornerstone investors that have agreed not to sell their shares for a period of time – for AgBank's A-share investors that's between 12 and 18 months. Since they can't do anything with their shares immediately after the IPO, they usually don't mind if there's a delay in taking ownership.
On July 7 AgBank said that it had oversold the Shanghai leg of its IPO by 15%–the amount the bank said it was willing to allocate to a greenshoe. It hasn't commented on the Hong Kong leg, but it's fair to assume that was significantly oversold as well.
After the shares list, the underwriters have 30 days to either buy up cheap shares or allot additional shares.
If the shares perform well and the underwriters allocate the full amount of the overallotment, then AgBank will have raised $22.1 billion, squeezing out ICBC for the title of world's biggest IPO. But if it sells only a portion of the greenshoe it could find itself coming in at No. 2.
So what's the likelihood that AgBank's shares will rise? Certainly it's in the interests of many powerful players for that to happen — from the Chinese government to the long list of underwriters on the IPO. The other three of China's "Big Four" banks all rose in the weeks after their market debuts, and ended up exercising their full overallotments — but they listed in 2005 and 2006, when the Chinese stock market was in the midst of a major bull-run.
Not so this time: Though shares have risen somewhat in recent days, China's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index is down about 25% this year, making it one of the world's worst performing. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index is doing better, down only about 7%.
Stay tuned.
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Aspen 2010 Weather Report Released
Aspen's 2010 weather followed the rest of the globe with fewer cold days than usual and continued warmer-than-average weather.
"Aspen had its warmest December in the last couple of decades, with the warmest average night temperatures and more warm days than usual," said Lauren McDonnell, director of the City's Canary Initiative, which is focused on climate change. "Night temperatures were an average of over 8 degrees warmer than normal for the last thirty years."
December was also one of the wettest in recent years, with unusual rain instead of snow in the middle of the month. Snow-cover in town was the lowest amount in the last decade for the end of the year.
Globally, 2010 was tied with 1998 and 2005 for the warmest year on record.
The 2010 Aspen Annual Air Quality and Temperature Report notes fifty years ago, Aspen typically had 20, below-zero days a year, but now there are typically fewer than ten.
"This makes it more challenging each year to make and keep snow on the ski areas," McDonnell said. "Aspen used to have 73 frost-free days per year, but now has 144 days."
Temperature records have been kept in Aspen in various locations back to 1914. Weather records are recorded at the Aspen Water Plant now.
Recognizing the threat that increased warming poses to Aspen's economy as well as known effects like rising sea levels, Aspen started its own climate change program called the Canary Initiative in 2005. Since then, the city has led by example by working toward a 100 percent renewable municipal utility, offering a variety of energy efficiency programs and incentives, and providing ways for people to travel with less impact (buses, carpool programs and bikeways to name a few).
The annual report also shows recent levels of both PM-10 and ozone air pollution.
PM-10 is particulate air pollution caused almost exclusively by traffic, responsible for an estimated 60,000 deaths in the US each year. Aspen's PM-10 levels are highest on those days with the most traffic.
In 2010, an unusual "red dust" event brought dust from Utah and Arizona to Aspen, causing the highest PM-10 day of the year.
Ozone is also measured in Aspen. The highest level recorded on the Western Slope occurred on Aspen Mountain a few years ago, so Aspen began a monitoring program in 2009.
"The federal standard is being revised, so it isn't known yet whether Aspen's levels will be within the limits or above them," said Jannette Whitcomb, senior Environmental Health program coordinator. "Aspen had ten days in 2010 when levels were above the strictest proposed standard."
Ozone can trigger a variety of health problems including chest pain, coughing, throat irritation and congestion. It can worsen bronchitis, emphysema and asthma and reduce exercise performance.
For a full copy of the report, and past reports, visit the City's Website
For more information on Aspen's Canary Initiative, please contact Lauren McDonell at 429-1831. For information on Aspen's air pollution, contact Jannette Whitcomb at 920-5069.
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Senate Votes In Favor Of Repealing Ethanol Subsidy
In a huge move, the Senate has voted in favor of ending the tax breaks and tariffs for ethanol production, which is hurting shares of the ethanol producers and fertilizer names.
The Senate voted 73-27 in favor of ending the subsidies, and names like Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM), Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE), The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANDE) are being hit hard on the news.
Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEIX) and VeraSun Energy (NYSE: VSE) are also being hit sharply on the news.
The fertilizer names are being hit as well, on concerns that less corn will be planted. Potash (NYSE: POT), CF Industries (NYSE: CF) and Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) are also down on the news.
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The board of trustees for the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District approved the plans for the new classrooms during a Sept. 12 board meeting. The computer illustrations of the new classrooms are available on the district's website.
The project allocates funding for 12 classrooms to be built on both the Mountain View High School and Los Altos High School campuses, according to Barry Groves, superintendent for the district. Three of the classrooms on each campus will be dedicated as laboratories; the other nine at each campus will be regular classroom spaces.
Groves explained that laboratory classrooms are typically larger and have more infrastructure, which allows for hands-on activities, such as physics experiments and art projects. The labs at Mountain View High School will accommodate physical science classes; the labs at Los Altos High School will accommodate art classes.
"We're very excited about these new buildings," Groves said, noting that Measure A, a $41.3 million school bond, passed with nearly 77 percent of the vote in June 2010.
It is money the district needs to accommodate a growing student body, Groves said. The district is projected to grow by 800 students over the next eight years. "This will allow us to accommodate our growing student population in a very aesthetically pleasing, environmentally friendly way."
The new classrooms will use plenty of natural light and have a more passive ventilation system, Groves said, all of which will make the buildings more energy efficient.
The district plans to break ground on the project in April of 2012, Groves said. If all goes according to plan, students will be in the new classes by the start of the 2013-2014 school year.
In addition to building new classrooms, Measure A money was used to build solar power canopies in both the Mountain View and Los Altos high school parking lots, as well as to install a new, high-speed wireless Internet system.
To view the computer renderings of the new classrooms, go to www.mvla.net and click on "Measure A Bond update."


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This stuff is just too good sometimes. Brad got the first look because I have been in a blizzard on a seven hour bus ride from Montreal to Toronto. Now that I am finally at a computer, here is the link to this great Lindsay/Dylan Ratigan encounter. Priceless stuff for Walstrip and a great laugh for anyone familiar with both.
Lindsay acts a little embarassed about not recognizing Dylan, but she should not be. CNBC has professionals on 'Fast Money' and Dylan Ratigan must be cool if he is a fan :) , but Lindsay has way more upside than anyone on that show.
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Michael Brennan grew up "always drawing." By the third grade, he was fascinated by oil painting and drawing. A Salvador Dali art book became one of Michael's first resources as a budding young artist sealing his love of art.
For Michael, the origin of a painting or mural might begin with a simple sketch on a cocktail napkin. Each idea gets to "work its way through" his brain as he obsesses over an evolving concept. Such obsession eventually brings the parts into a single whole, as Michael tinkers with the construction, painting and other design elements of a piece till the work reaches fruition.
Diners in many multi-faceted restaurants have been able to appreciate Michael's paintings, murals and creative designs. Initial interest came from the prolific California "culinary entrepreneur" Pat Kuleto, who commissioned Michael's art for his Farallon and Jardinire restaurants. Kuleto recognizes that design is powerful: "From the moment you walk in, the way a restaurant looks, smells and feels significantly affects your mood and influences your enjoyment. Design indelibly colors your entire dining experience. You consume the design with every bite of the food."
Michael has been recognized nationally for his restaurant designs including Esquire Magazine, for George Morrone's Tartare restaurant, one of the top restaurants of 2004; Bon Appetit Magazine for his work on Hotel Rex, San Francisco Magazine, and DFL (Design For Living) which Michael was recognized for his Tartare design. His repertoire includes more than 40 restaurant projects in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Napa, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. His mural commissions include extraordinary work in the Oakland Arena, Metreon in San Francisco, and the Park La Brae in Los Angeles.
As Michael's body of work has grown, his art can be experienced in private, corporate and museum collections worldwide. Clients have included Ann & Gordon Getty, O.J. & Gary Shansby, who sponsored Michael and his "Heart" design for the San Francisco Hearts project in 2004 and the Napa Valley Museum of Contemporary Art.
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We have some of the most reputable people in the industry working at SuperRatings. Here is an overview of our talent as well as some information on their contribution to the Financial Services industry:
Jeff Bresnahan, M.B.A, FAICD
Executive Chairman
With over 33 years' experience in the superannuation industry, Jeff has seen enormous change during this time. After more than 15 years working for and ultimately managing a number of superannuation administration and consulting firms, he co-founded The Australian Superannuation Group (TASG) in 1995. The firm rapidly grew to become the fifth largest independent consulting/administration house in Australia. He sold the business in April 2000.
Since founding SuperRatings in 2002, the company has quickly become recognised as a leading source of advice within the industry. Over the last 20 years, Jeff has worked with Government Departments and industry including Department of Finance, APRA, Deloittes, Sonic Health Care, Aussie Home Loans, and more than 80% of the top 50 superannuation funds in Australia.
Jeff is regularly sought out and quoted by the following media outlets including National Nine News; Today on Nine; Seven News; Sunrise on Seven; Ten News; ABC News; Sky Business News; Bloomberg; CNBC; Australian Financial Review; ABC Radio; 2UE; 2GB; 3AW; and most major newspaper, industry and online publications.
Jeff holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration and is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is also regularly asked to address the Trustee Boards of many of Australia's largest superannuation funds.
Adam Gee B.Sc (Psych), G.Dip.App.Fin, GAICD
Chief Executive Officer
Adam has over 18 years' experience in the superannuation industry. Adam joined SuperRatings as the Head of Consulting in July 2013 and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer on 1 July 2014. Prior to joining SuperRatings, Adam was a Director of KPMG, where he worked for 11 years and before this was employed at Colonial First State and AMP.
In previous roles, Adam was involved in delivering a range of consultancy services to superannuation funds (not-for-profit funds, retail funds, corporate funds and SMSFs), administrators, custodians, insurers and employers. Adam has managed a variety of consulting projects including a range of administration, insurance, custodian, asset consultant and Master Trust tenders. Adam has also provided strategic advice to funds on MySuper, APRA Prudential Standards and numerous regulatory changes. He has also conducted numerous risk management projects and has assisted funds with the interpretation of complex superannuation legislation.
Adam has a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Psychology, from the University of New South Wales and holds a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment. Adam is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and is a member of the ASFA Fund Operations Standing Advisory Panel.
Phillip Hunt
Relationship Manager
Phillip's role covers a number of areas including relationship management, sales and SMART training. Joining the company in September 2007, Phillip brings a wealth of experience to the role, having previously worked at AMP, Zurich, Credit Suisse and overseas.
Phillip holds an Associate of ASFA accreditation (AASFA) along with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Macquarie University.
Wendy Tse B.Econ, M.Comm, GAICD, PRINCE2 Practitioner
Executive Manager, Consulting
Wendy joined SuperRatings in May 2014 and has over 13 years' experience in the superannuation/ wealth management advisory space.
Prior to joining SuperRatings, Wendy was an Associate Director of KPMG where she provided day to day oversight of the consultancy services provided to a range of defined benefit and defined contribution corporate, retail and industry funds. Wendy has led a large number of consulting engagements including product development, benchmarking exercises, risk management and compliance, technical advice, strategy development, outsourced service provider tenders and managed Policy Committee meetings. Prior to that, Wendy held numerous positions with a number of global professional services firms.
Wendy has a Bachelor of Economics, majoring in Economics and Marketing and a Master of Commerce, Accounting with Commercial Law, both from the University of Sydney. Wendy is a recognised PRINCE2 Practitioner, representative on a number of ASFA discussion committees and is a member of the ASFA Standing Advisory Panel. In addition, Wendy is also a NSW Committee Member at Women in Super.
Kirby Rappell, CFA
Research Manager
Responsible for the management of the SuperRatings Research team and data. Kirby has been with SuperRatings since 2008 and spent the first three years as a Quantitative Analyst before becoming Research Manager in 2011.
Kirby is responsible for setting and overseeing the research program and developing the Analyst and Administrator team. Key tasks include the delivery of the Monthly Performance Survey, Benchmark Reporting, Asset Allocation Analysis, Fund Operating Statistics and Analysis of Fund Documents.
Kirby has driven the refinement of our Ratings model and processes, most recently including the 2013 Ratings process which encompassed more than 480 products. Kirby is heavily involved in writing and managing consultation projects, particularly in relation to product design and development, including research into MySuper products.
Kirby has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney (Finance and Accounting) and is a CFA Charterholder.
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Hilde joined SuperRatings in February 2012 having previously worked as an Investment Advisor and an Investment Analyst at one of Australia's leading independently owned financial advisory firms, providing investment and portfolio construction advice to clients.
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The Christmas Story
Here are Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, the angels and the shepherds at the manger. The conclusion is just right for the very young child: This is the Christmas Story; Jesus Christ our saviour was born in Bethlehem and was found lying in a manger. Brilliant colours and lively paintings by Wendy Edelson make this a delightful book that even the youngest toddler will love.
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How To: Make Paint Chip Business Cards
Last week I had the opportunity to go to a casual meet and greet with Emily Henderson of HGTV fame (last season's Design Star & now star of her own show, Secrets from a Stylist). It was a really great event and you can read all about it here. I was really happy to attend, mostly for two reasons:
- I got to meet Emily, which being a HGTV and décor blog junkie must be equivalent to my boyfriend meeting say Jose Reyes from the Mets.
- It forced me out of my internet shell and into actual human interaction with other bloggers (who, BTW, are a really awesome breed of folks).
But, upon preparations for the event I was faced with the realization that I might have to repeat my blog name over and over...and over and over. I refuse to do this. Unnecessary repetition is the bane of my existence. I am an extremely efficient person fueled by a powerful desire to get tedious tasks over with so I can get back to what's really important… The INTERNET. Obviously.
This is what I came up with, the easiest how-to you'll ever see. Ever. I probably shouldn't even call it a how-to. But alas, tomato tomahto.
Voila! The non-buisness business card.
I used Avery #5663 labels, because they happened to be on hand...i.e. closest to my desk. Though I think they're a good bet, because they are, handily, 2" x 4". This happens to be about the size of a "normal" business card. But don't let that hamper you. Who cares, go crazy. Buy all the sizes Avery makes and go wild, this is a non-business business card, remember?!
I had both Benjamin Moore and Behr paint chips on hand and I literally grabbed whatever was hanging out in my crafting area so colors were all over the place. (Much like most of my projects, and all of my writing.) Because you are not me, you could easily plan this out and have an organized color scheme and go to your local paint store and pilfer chips in a prefered palate. Or, if you were really motivated and had Photoshop and some mild graphic design skills you could make yourself a fancy-schmancy label template and go from there. I personally did this right in Microsoft Word, picked a font, printed out a couple different spacing versions and called it a day. I also completed this during my lunch hour at my cubicle, so we're talking fun unique "business cards" in under an hour, including time for turkey sandwich consumption.
Regardless of technique, my cards were a huge hit at Emily's event. Which was nice because then we could get past the "What's your blog?" opener and get to chatting about more fun things, like fried pickles, wallpaper, and Twitter.
P.S. Have paint chips but don't need & or want business cards from them? Go here for more Curbly.com posts on paint chip projects.


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Many therapeutic agents are manufactured and administered in prodrug forms. In this paper, a new classification system for prodrugs is proposed to provide useful information about where in the body a prodrug is converted to the active drug. In this system, prodrugs are classified into Type I or Type II and the respective Subtypes IA, IB, IIA, IIB or IIC based on their sites of conversion into the final active drug form. For Type I prodrugs, conversion occurs intracellularly (
A prodrug can be defined as a drug substance that is inactive in the intended pharmacological actions and is must to be converted into the pharmacologically active agent by metabolic or physico-chemical transformation. Prodrugs can exist naturally such as many phytochemicals/botanical constituents and endogenous substances, or they can result from synthetic or semisynthetic processes – produced intentionally as part of a rational drug design or unintentionally during drug development. Examples of prodrugs that exist naturally or were produced unintentionally during drug development include aspirin, psilocybin, parathion, irinotecan, codeine, heroin, L-dopa, and various antiviral nucleosides. Examples of products resulting from pharmaceutical processes as part of strategically targeted drug design include sulfasalazine, oseltamivir, various nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (ketoprofen, diclofenac), statins (lovastatin, simastatin), ACE inhibitors (captopril, lisinopril) and penicillin-related agents (bacampicillin, sarmoxicillin).
The need to design and produce a prodrug is often related to issues such as (1) bioavailability, such as poor aqueous solubility (
There are potentially many methods of classifying prodrugs. These could include those: (1) based on therapeutic categories; for example, anticancer prodrugs, antiviral prodrugs, antibacterial prodrugs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory prodrugs, cardiovascular prodrugs, etc.; (2) based on the categories of chemical linkages or moiety/carriers that attach to the active drug; for example, esteric prodrugs, glycosidic prodrugs, bipartite prodrugs, tripartite prodrugs, and antibody-, gene-, virus-directed enzyme prodrugs; or (3) based on functional categories using strategic approaches to circumvent deficiencies inherent to the active drug; for example, prodrugs for improving site specificity, prodrugs to bypass high first-pass metabolism, prodrugs for improving absorption, and prodrugs for reducing adverse effects [
The primary goal in pharmaceutical design of a prodrug has been to circumvent some disadvantageous pharmacodynamic or pharmacokinetic property of the active drug;
Type IA prodrugs include many antimicrobial and chemotherapy agents (
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Classification of Prodrugs.
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Overcoming polarization in the church often feels like the Catholic equivalent of bringing peace to the Middle East. Everybody pays lip service to it, and from time to time some bold new initiative is rolled out, but longtime combatants who have watched such efforts come and go generally feel in their bones that the reality is permanent war.
tIf peace is going to break out, therefore, it probably won't be those veterans who make it happen.
That's more or less the instinct behind the Fordham Conversation Project, a group of younger Catholic theologians that wants to think beyond the polarization in American Catholic life. I spent part of this past weekend in the Bronx with roughly 17 young Catholic intellectuals brought together under the project's rubric.
The founder is an ethicist at Fordham in his mid-30s named Charlie Camosy, who happened to finish his Ph.D. at Notre Dame the same year that the Obama commencement invitation and honorary doctorate caused a row. Camosy felt motivated to do something about the divisions in American Catholic life, so he put out feelers to what he generously calls a number of "established" figures (read "old") who represent the different tribes that dot the Catholic landscape in this country.
The response, he said, wasn't terribly encouraging. Camosy ticked off three reasons why:
- "Many of the senior, established people were just tired of all of this stuff. They had been through it before and perhaps were frustrated at even the thought of dealing with the magnitude of the problem(s)."
- "Many seemed polarized themselves, and just saw their opposition as so unreasonable that engagement wasn't worth having.
- "I also think the post-modern narrative has taken hold. Something like: 'Dude, we just basically have wildly different first principles that cannot get resolved. Exchange is fruitless.'"
tI'm a bit skeptical that eminences of the theological guild in their sixties and seventies actually used the term "dude," but otherwise those responses track with my own experience of talking to longtime Catholic thinkers and activists.
After the old guard didn't bite, Camosy turned to his own generation. The gathering this past weekend amounted to a coming-out party for the Fordham Conversation Project, organized by Camosy and another younger member of the Fordham faculty, Michael Peppard, an expert in Biblical theology and New Testament. Charlie did his Ph.D. at Notre Dame and Michael at Yale, so many of the colleagues who assembled in the Bronx were friends from one of those two venues who are now junior faculty at institutions around the country.
For purposes of kick-starting their conversation, they brought in a few established figures – Peter Steinfels spoke on Friday night, I spoke Saturday morning, and theological heavyweights such as Fr. Robert Imbelli of Boston College and Sr. Elizabeth Johnson and Terrence Tilley of Fordham were around at various points.
Steinfels gave a typically insightful talk about the state of the American church, highlighting a "soft slide into nominal Catholicism" among a growing share of the country's Catholic population. He also warned against "sampling error" in perceptions, meaning a distorted view of what's happening based primarily on one's own experience and amplified by one's favorite media outlets and blogs. For my part, I highlighted two trends drawn from my book The Future Church: the emergence of a "World Church," especially the rise of the global South, and the massive wave of "Evangelical Catholicism" currently fueling Catholic identity concerns.
At midday Saturday, however, extra omnes was called out and all the "senior" figures exited the room, so the younger folk could deliberate among themselves. On the Commonweal blog, Imbelli posted a note he later received from one of the participants about what came out of their exchange:
"Seeing divisions in the church through the ideological lens of left/right, red/blue, liberal/conservative, etc. was seen by practically everyone at the Fordham Conversation Project as totally inadequate: both for the complexity of the issues which face us and for the tradition in which we work. They also seem to becoming more and more inadequate for our students…and (especially in light of John Allen's talk) for those who hold the future energy of the Church: the people of the global south."
"Despite many of us clearly having differing views on hot button issues like authority, sexuality, women in the Church, liturgy, and more…the natural friendship produced by the weekend (which, because many of us didn't know each other, started with the presumption of good will required by intellectual solidarity) created a safe space to express some of these ideas. The concept of friendship, which obviously has a long theological history, was perhaps the central idea of the weekend. If those who disagree actually make conscious choices to engage in practices to create the space to be friends then the disagreement is far less likely to fracture the relationship. And sometimes understanding grows in such a way that the disagreement fades away…or at least is much better understood."
"I think the focus on junior people allowed both of these ideas to flourish in our discussions because 'our generation' (1) hasn't been formed by the culture wars of the 60s and by Vatican II and its aftermath and (2) generally haven't yet fought the battles that define one's self in opposition to another person or idea. This allows friendships to flourish across divides."
t For all those who long for a sane Catholic center in America, those are obviously encouraging words.
t Before getting carried away, it's important to concede that the Fordham Conversation Project – and the broader post-ideological instinct it represents among many younger Catholics – is swimming against two powerful cultural tides, one in American society and one inside the academy. First, many Americans today are addicted to ideology the way some people get hooked on booze or pills, and they'll have to "bottom out" before they'll be ready to think differently. Second, especially as tenure reviews start to roll around, these younger theologians will be propelled towards thinking more about their obligations to their discipline than to the broader church.
For at least two compelling reasons, therefore, the Fordham Conversation Project may be a long shot to actually change the culture of the American church. Yet at least for one gorgeous weekend in the Bronx, it still felt a lot like hope.
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What's Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander: Why Transparency Matters
The key findings of a recent World Bank report are not new: Africa's abundant mineral wealth is failing to dent poverty levels, and political elites (sometimes in close association with military men) are benefitting at the expense of ordinary Africans.
The paradox of plenty would appear to be alive and well. But lost in some of the media coverage however, was the Bank's support for revenue transparency and institution building, two critical ingredients of good natural resource governance that lie at the heart of the work PAC does.
As the report correctly notes:
"The standard dimensions of governance are well-known: rule of law, transparency, lack of corruption, accountability, voice and participation, and effective government. Governance has implications for policymaking. Weak governance environments will likely lead to suboptimal policies for resource extraction and for collection and allocation of resource rents… Transparency and accountability—two key pillars of governance—are hugely important in resource-rich countries. With large resource windfalls, limited technical capacity, and weak checks and balances, the scope for inefficiency, corruption and elite capture of rents is likely to be rampant. Transparency provides information on important aspects of resource management—from exploration to extraction to collection of rents and to distribution of these rents.
Availability of such information raises citizens' awareness of size of resource wealth and who is benefiting from it. It also allows citizens to monitor the actions and performance of their public officials, and it facilitates debate and consensus-building on how to manage resource wealth."
Transparency and accountability, the report further notes,
are the foundation upon which citizens' confidence and trust in their government is built. It singles out the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) as one way in which better governance can be brought to Africa's resource sector. (The EITI requires the public disclosure by extractive companies and governments of what they pay and what they earn respectively from natural resource projects).
While calls for EITI and other transparency initiatives are welcomed, the Bank's report misses the mark in one key way—it stops short of actively encouraging foreign companies that operate in Africa to sign onto such initiatives. Similarly it does not ask Western governments to follow advice they give their African counterparts and make EITI the law of the land. This omission is especially apparent in the case of Canada, whose two stock exchanges are home to almost 60% of the world's publicly listed mining companies.
Africa has long been a point of economic pillage and unbalanced trade relations—from Colonialism to the modern day. All too often high value minerals linked to popular Western consumer products have been the cause of costly and destructive wars that undermine African economic development.
But fostering local institutions and laws in African countries with weak governance structures is not just to the benefit of countries in which foreign extractive countries operate. What is good for African governments is ultimately good for foreign investors. Better governance, more transparency, paying local taxes, all help foreign companies to secure a more stable and predictable investment climate for themselves and their shareholders.
It's a point sadly lost on the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the US Chamber of Commerce.
In October API launched a lawsuit in the United States in an effort to repeal section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act—a law that will see them report the payments they make to foreign governments. This comes despite the fact that many API members, such as Talisman, Statoil, and ExxonMobil are so-called supporters of transparency through their participation in the EITI. Through this lawsuit, these companies have demonstrated that when push comes to shove, they are not yet prepared to walk the talk.
Thinking like that will do little to change next year's findings by the World Bank.


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Hendersonville Chamber Music sought entries for a chamber music competition for college and university students and chose four groups to compete in a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday in Bo Thomas Auditorium on the campus of Blue Ridge Community College.
"We hoped for a few high quality entrees when we announced our Chamber Music Competition for college and university students," said Katherine Price of Hendersonville Chamber Music, "so receiving 16 excellent audition CDs from institutions in four states was somewhat of a surprise. It made selecting the four finalists very difficult."
Chosen were the Feliks Piano Trio from the North Carolina School of the Arts, the Assembly Saxophone Quartet and USC Graduate String Quartet from the University of South Carolina, and Cor Four from Western Carolina University.
Judges will be Mellasenah Edwards, chairman of the South Carolina Governor's School of the Arts & Humanities; Frank Ell, professor of music at Michigan State University and director of the Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival; and Bruce Murray, artistic administrator and dean of the Brevard Music Center.
Each contestant will perform a 25-minute program. The first place winner will be awarded $1,000, second place will receive $500 and third and fourth place groups will each receive $250.
"We appear to be pioneering new ground," Katherine Price continued. "The word from educators indicates that ours is the first chamber music competition in the Southeast. They hope it becomes an annual event. Whether it will depends upon how much audience support we get."
The Competition Finals are open to the public. Tickets are $16 and may be purchased at Hendersonville Visitors Center or at the door. The concert is included in the Hendersonville Chamber Music Subscription Series.
A partial sponsorship from a Grass Roots Grant from the Henderson County Arts Council and Carolina First Bank however, allows all students and faculty to be admitted free. These free tickets may be requested, in advance, by all public and private music teachers. They will also be available at the door.
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Dozens of Egyptians protested [2] on Monday evening into the early hours of Tuesday morning in front of the residence of the Israeli ambassador in the Maadi district of Cairo.
Witnesses living in the area told UPI that dozens of Egyptians demanded the expulsion of envoy Yaakov Amitai following a deadly militant attack in Sinai which left 16 Egyptian soldiers dead.
Demonstrators chanted "Oh Zionist, oh cowards, Egyptian blood is not cheap," "Retribution, retribution, they shot our sisters with bullets," and "Get out, ambassador of swine."
Security forces surrounded the house of the ambassador to prevent demonstrators from storming it, fearing a repeat of events last year when the Israeli embassy was raided twice.
Israel returned the bodies of six gunmen, involved in the killing of the Egyptian troops during a raid on both sides of the border, to its Arab neighbor, Israeli military sources told AFP on Tuesday.
The six were sent back overnight Monday, they said.
The Israeli army said in a statement that the Karm Abu Salem border crossing between Israel, Egypt and Gaza, which the attackers breached in Sunday's raid, was reopened on Tuesday morning.
In Sunday's attack, 35 gunmen in Bedouin clothing opened fire on Egyptian troops before crossing into the Jewish state in an armored vehicle, Egyptian officials said.
Israel said five gunmen were killed on its side, adding that the armored vehicle was destroyed by helicopter fire.
Israeli media said that the remains of a sixth man was recovered from an explosive-laden pickup truck which blew up as it tried to negotiate barriers at the border crossing.
Brotherhood blames Mossad
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the movement of President Mohammed Mursi, [3]said on its website that the attack "can be attributed to Mossad."
The statement said Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency, was trying to abort the Egyptian uprising that toppled president Hosni Mubarak last year and that it was "imperative to review clauses" of the agreement between Egypt and Israel.
The group said on its website on Monday: "This crime can be attributed to the Mossad, which has been seeking to abort the revolution since its inception and the proof of this is that it gave instructions to its Zionist citizens in Sinai to depart immediately a few days ago."
Israel on Monday dismissed the charge.
"Even the person who says this when he looks at himself in the mirror does not believe the nonsense he is uttering," Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said.
The Brotherhood also called for a review of the 1979 peace treaty with Israel, [4] which prohibits Egypt from deploying a large military presence in the Sinai.
"(It) also draws our attention to the fact that our forces in Sinai are not enough to protect it and our borders, which makes it imperative to review clauses in the signed agreement between us and the Zionist entity," the group said.
Egypt also closed until further notice its Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip, the only crossing to and from the territory not controlled by Israel.
[1] http://www.syndigate.info
[2] http://www.albawaba.com/news/egypt-mb-blames-attack-mossad-army-gaza-militants-437249
[3] http://www.albawaba.com/news/egypt-denies-morsi-sent-letter-peres-436412
[4] http://www.albawaba.com/news/muslim-brotherhood-we-will-never-recognize-israel-407341
[5] http://english.al-akhbar.com


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Mining: Tracy Mine, Negaunee, MI
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In the 1960's, ore from the Tracy Mine is described as "soft, sticky ore". It is rather difficult to get out of the ore cars on the Soo Line (former DSS&A) ore dock at Marquette. Once in the dock pocket, the ore is again reluctant to flow freely into the boats. To aid this problem, a car of pellets is placed into the pocket first. Then, the Tracy ore is dumped on top of it. When the chute is lowered into a boat, the pellets flow freely and there is no base for the Tracy ore to rest on, so it quickly falls out too. [LSIOR]
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