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"The focus of my practice is working with young children, and adolescents who demonstrate challenging behaviors. I have treated a variety of childhood disorders such as Anxiety, Depression, ADHD and PTSD. Children that demonstrate challenging behaviors often receive more punishment or consequences. What if a child acting out was a way of them communicating their struggles? Common challenging behaviors demonstrated by children can be crying/whining, physical or verbal aggression, defiance, self-harm and socially inappropriate behaviors. My goal is to use various interventions to help guide parents in improving the quality of the parent-child relationship and decrease challenging behaviors."
"Are you living an authentic life? Are you questioning things in your life you never questioned before? Are you comparing your life instead of living your life? Are you lacking motivation, hope and or passion? Are you living your life purpose? Are you feeling overwhelmed due to changes taking place in your life? Are you looking for the love of your life but can't seem to find it? Do you attract negative people in your life? Seeking therapy can feel overwhelming, but it does not have to be. I am here to support you along the way."
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"Dr. Wang is a Board Certified Psychiatrist licensed to diagnose and treat common mental health illnesses, including, depression,anxiety,bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, and personality disorders. Dr. Wang's philosophy of providing medication is to individualize the treatment according to people's diagnosis, symptom profile, treatment history, and other bio-psycho-social factors. Dr. Wang received his medical education at Tianjin Medical University in 1991. He also obtained a doctorate in urology from Tianjin Medical University in 1999. Before he moved to Los Angeles, he completed his four year psychiatry residency training at the University of North Dakota."
"Do you feel like current or past situations have thrown your personal or family life off balance? Has the stress of personal, family, or parenting issues become overwhelming? When dealing with personal and family issues, I believe compassion, experience, and individual attention lead to positive outcomes and growth. My passion for working with individuals and families has been molded by over ten years of experience in an array of community outreach settings serving both children and adults. Consejería para individuos, niños y familias en Español. www.karlamft.com"
"I have had experience treating people of all ages and walks of life. The one thing I have found that ties each of us together is the innate desire to progress and better ourselves. In life there will be specific circumstances, life transitions, relationship dynamics and/or traumas that may require us to seek out support and understanding. I have dedicated my professional career in trying to do just that for my clients and their families. Therapy can be an intimidating venture, therefore I have built my profession in creating an environment that makes my clients feel comfortable and safe."
"I love my work as a clinician and psychotherapist. I find it to be a privilege and a blessing to be able to work with others; supporting them to have healthy lives and relationships with God and others. My initial sense of calling lead me into training in my undergraduate work as a youth and family counselor, and director of Christian education. Later I entered into graduate training in the field of social work and gained professional experience in child, family and adult therapy. I became licensed in 1991 and started into private practice in 1992."
"My practice is rooted in helping individuals,families, and their children thrive. Traumatic events and even positive changes such as pregnancy can be stressful and can lead to feeling like you're not your usual self. Early intervention and treatment for adults and children,can prevent problems from becoming deeply rooted. I treat pregnant and postpartum women experiencing depression & anxiety, young children with behavioral or emotional difficulties, and adults experiencing depression, anxiety, self esteem issues, relationship issues, and adjusting to life changes."
"We all share a common humanity and universal needs. Acknowledging that & accepting help can be the threshold to a new life. Therapy works by helping you mobilize internal resources to give you the personal growth you seek, which can be elusive when we try going it alone. As your therapist, I will provide you with a safe & welcoming place where you can develop self-awareness. A compassionate hand that will support & empower you. Guidance to understand & master self-defeating patterns. Using an integrated approach attuned to your mind, body & emotions we will navigate internal barriers that trouble you."
"Struggling with your young child? Children meet their needs through their behaviors and some parents may struggle to understand why their child "misbehaves." This can make parenting very stressful. I can help the parent and child learn healthier ways to address misbehavior. Has your child experienced something stressful or traumatic? Parents can feel unsure how to talk to their child about painful feelings. I can help facilitate communication between a parent and child. Parenthood begins during pregnancy, and many parenting stressors begin there as well. I also help expecting parents address anxiety/stress related to their pregnancy."
"For those of us who cannot find the right answers, it is usually because we make decisions that lead us to predictable outcomes rather than creative solutions. I assist clients who are interested in exploration of how the patterns of our lives limit our development of options. My idea of a successful outcome will show itself as a spontaneous and original experience that challenges the status quo, while encouraging the growth of supportive relationships. An exploration of family experiences can offer an effective recognition of patterns limiting the development of options, and the promotion of living in the moment."
"Melissa Robertson, Ph.D, is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been in private practice in Whittier, CA since 1991. She received her B.A. from Northwestern University in Chicago, and her Ph.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology. She is a published author, and a Qualified Medical Evaluator."
"I have a special interest in working with couples and families and in doing Dream Work with my individual clients. Much of the therapeutic work I do is based on the theories of Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, & James Hillman. However, I do balance my practice using other therapeutic techniques from other theorists as well. It is not so important for me to apply a certain theory or my own beliefs on a client but instead it is my intention to really understand my clients' own personal beliefs and expectations of therapy. This aids in"
"I enjoy working with couples, minors and adults of all life stages to improve communications, relationships, functioning, and enhancing overall life satisfaction. I collaborate with you to come up with reasonable and attainable goals for positive life changes. You will experience a confidential and non-judgmental environment, where you are heard, understood, and appreciated. We explore your unique beliefs, thoughts, feelings and circumstances while discovering the therapy approach that works best for you. I am expanding my business working hours to early morning and late hours, including Saturdays. I encourage you to call today."
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"Have you recently gone through a major life change or terrible event and you've noticed you don't feel like yourself anymore? Has your child's behavior changed for the worse and you're not sure how to manage? Do you (or your child) cry more often, get mad more often, and struggle with day to day living? If you don't like the way you're feeling and you're not sure what to do about it, give me a call. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of experience and an expertise in trauma and depression, I can help."
"Many people often already have the foundational skills to help themselves live a happy and meaningful life. Sometimes, however, we forget that we have those skills or how to use them. In therapy, I incorporate strength-based principles. Every session includes a discussion of the skills already being used or the positive things happening in your life. In addition to helping you find creative ways to use those already-present skills and apply them to your life, I also aim to create a safe place to explore and develop new coping skills."
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"Are you overwhelmed or suffering from panic attack? Do you feel very anxious or sad or have relationship difficulties with others? Are you looking for a therapist who can work with you in a safe place to explore your resources and find effective ways of healing through nurturing experiences? We all feel overwhelmed and don't know what to do sometimes and I believe we all have, within us, the capacity and resources we need to flourish. I am very effective in treating anxiety and panic attack in short period of time."
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Capcom and Namco have teamed up for a dual crossover featuring their biggest franchises, Street Fighter and Tekken. Each company will have their own take on the fight with Capcom releasing Street Fighter X Tekken and Namco releasing Tekken X Street Fighter. Both titles are slated for release on the 360 and PS3, though neither will be hitting store shelves for a while as Capcom, whose entry will be first out of the gate, is currently focusing on Marvel vs Capcom 3.
Street Fighter X Tekken will transport Tekken characters into the Street Fighter universe through the technology behind Street Fighter IV and Super Street Fighter IV. Aside from them adopting the popular oil-based art style, their signature moves will also be reworked for proper use in one less plane as they make the transition from 3D to 2D. In addition to Versus and Training, a Tag Team mode was also announced, allowing players to select two fighters for knockout assist attacks and special combos.
Less is known about Namco's offering, Tekken X Street Fighter. Like Capcom, the company will be reimaging their counterpart's characters to fit them into their universe, with Street Fighter characters being reworked for Tekken's traditional 3D approach and art style.
I think I speak for most – all? – fighting fans when I say "Yay!"
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HI fellow DR sufferers.
The ideal place for America to store it's nuclear waste would be in the basement of the Pentagon. An even more suitable location might be in the President's personal deep bunker beneath the White House.
After all, this stuff is completely harmless right?
Any Australian politician that shows enthusiasm for importing American nuclear waste into Australia, should be forced to store some of it at his/her home for a few decades.
Tony Le Grip, Melbourne.
Gday Dan,
Long time reader, first time emailer etc etc….
Anyway, you asked how you could carry a tonne of CO2 on your back. We'll I doubt you could because, well, a tonne is pretty heavy. To put in perspective though, a tonne of CO2 is about 556 cubic meters in size. Put another way, a tonne of CO2 is about 22% of an Olympic swimming pool. So based on your assumption of 10.6 billion tonnes per year, the Chinese would be responsible for 2.4 billion Olympic swimming pools of extra noxious gases floating about in our atmosphere each year. Whether you believe in global
warming or not, that is a lot of crap to breath in.
Like you, I think Nuclear power is worth looking at for developing countries like China & India. It is a lot cleaner for sure, but there are other risks. But it means they can keep up with the massive demand for electricity and it is a technology available now.
However, I'm going to be the devils advocate and say I don't believe we need nuclear in Australia. Why do we need it in Australia when we have such a strong renewable energy base? Plenty of wind & sun. The house of reps report is lying if it thinks that nuclear is the only way to reduce emissions. It is clear that nuclear power in Australia will only stack up if there are penalties for carbon emissions. If there are penalties for carbon emissions, then renewables are going to be a lot more attractive too and they have even less emissions than nuclear. Even with nuclear power, how long before we hit peak uranium?
As far as I'm concerned, Australia is the ideal country to push renewable energy. Why do our best in these fields all go overseas to get research funding or commercialise products? Why does a country with lots of sun, like Australia, have no solar power generation and countries with hardly any sun, like Germany, have lots? It is purely a government decision and our government is deciding to follow the existing big money in mining. One day, maybe not in my life but soon, someone is going to make bucket loads of money from renewable technologies and I for one would like Australia to be that country. As for your quote about wind manufacturers not being able to keep up with demand, simple economics say that if people are willing to pay for it, the supply will increase.
As a side note, what about efficiency improvements? Everyone talks about where our electricity is coming from, not how it is being used. I think the era of wasting all our resources is coming to an end. There are plenty of methods of reducing consumption that make financial sense now and payback easily within 10 years. Of course most companies only do anything as long as the IRR is above 20% which is currently limiting uptake. If carbon emissions were taxed, not only would the clean energy sector improve, but also the energy efficiency sector. Efficiency improvements, renewable energy with base loads provided by low emissions fossil fuels is a lofty goal, but a worthy one for a country like Australia. It is up to us first world countries to take the lead and stop whinging all the time about the poorer nations.
Keep up the good work at DR,
Kim Kreutz
Hi Dan,
No one talks about the amount of energy nuclear energy takes to make it. Also, nobody knows how to deal with the waste which leaks amongst other things and have had some very close calls.
Speak to Helen Caldercott, she knows.
Diana M.
Despite all the arguments it is a safe bet that, sometime in the future, Australia will be forced go nuclear.
Approaching ninety years of age I have seen so many things, that we were told could never, or would never, happen, happen.
If you look, very deeply, at the way the world has always operated you can only come to the conclusion that what happens today has been mainly determined by what happened in our yesterdays. Overall we have very little freewill and our yesterdays, combined with our todays, has surely determined our descendants tomorrows.
HI DAN & Cohorts.
Good to see ya down under-I'm up in Brissie. Have been following you guys at Agora-W&G, etc., for about 3 to 4 years now.
Don't the misinformed Luddites know the emissions composition of coal fired power plants? Well how about we start with URANIUM– more uranium is put into the atmosphere from coal burners than from comparable nuclear power plants. Let the lazy bastards look up what else is emitted.
Alternative Energy. There is no such one that I know of! ALL, use components that are mined, transported, manufactured, marketed ,delivered and installed across the entire supply chain utilising energy derived from Fossil fuels at some stage. Whether this is hydro, wave, wind, solar, biofuels etc. Ditto for all the people who are involved, because the mudhut subsistence dwellers are incapable of achieving this on a national, regional or global scale, or any scale for that matter.
The cargo cultists are alive and well and actually thriving in some parts of the modern world. Neither the future or the past can be the present. Demanding that the industrial gods(Prometheus & Vulcan ?) shower them with new sources of clean energy with no participation on their own behalf beggars belief.
At present there is only one alternative to nuclear & fossil – no energy source at all-like wipeout-banzai pipeline wipeout for at least 90% of humans. Unless we burn the cargo cultists first and then get back to energy generation.
Obviously none of these people have ever worked in a producer industry in their lives. It is almost reminiscient of the last days of the Third Reich-when the Germans were promised uber weapons from the tech maestros by the Ministry of Propaganda.
There are no off the shelf solutions.
Australia owes its present (& future) state of development to its Strategic Alliances(thank you Mr. America & EU). Without these there would be claim jumpers all over the Sunburnt Country.
So to all the Luddites, Cargo Cultists, Channelers, Breatharians, Walter Mitties, and neo- Neville Chamberlains, please sign up to the ownership society-own an education in the way the world works. If they are looking for the " Magical Silver Bullet Solution", I can only hope someone puts one into them. We are caught up with chicken littles, ostriches and utopians.
What cannot be cured (short term) must be endured. There is no gain without pain.
Do the protagonists understand how far out the curve,clean coal tech. is, or any other baseload solutions. Ditto for nanotech, wind, solar, PBMT.
The politicians love these people. So, instead of being part of the solution they are only achieving the opposite of what they want-further dithering & complication on the problem side of the equation.
Sometimes I don't think we have meaningful debates on important issues. As far as the "chattering classes" go– "There is much to said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community." Oscar Wilde.
Hope you all have a happy and holy Christmas.
Regards, Sean M.
Hi Dan,
I used to live in Ukraine and work at a research institute that dealt with the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster. We were involved in a design of nuclear storage facility for low level waste. Despite all the structural material problems/technological/safety issues, there are big advances in material science made in the last 15 years that help in design of a safe radioactive waste storage facilities.
Fusion reactor design has neared the implementation stage due to those advances. I'm not on the cutting edge of that science any more as I live in Australia now, however, based on the information publicly available on i-net, I believe that processing of the waste to reduce it to less radiotoxic and using thorium cycle-based reactors that intrinsically
produce less radio-toxic waste is a way to go to combat the climate changes.
Just imagine Chine and India running coal-fuelled power stations and the red sunset, to get a bit of a reality check for the close future. It is just not possible to generate all that required energy in any other way. The fusion reactor is still a very remote possibility.
Roman G.
-From Steve Z:
Hi all,
I live in Victoria. Lots of our energy comes from brown coal, an energy source that produces lots of CO2. Would nuclear be better? I do not know and I am sure I'll never know! Is it as safe as 'they' claim?? The nuclear industry is not known for their truthfulness as far as accidents at nuclear plants are concerned. When all energy inputs are added up, building the plant, running it, supplying the fuel (mining, transport, etc, etc), building infrastructure, decommissioning etc, etc, how much CO2 input has to be capatilised to compare it with other forms of energy?
And what about the waste? The solution is just around the corner it is pledged, but that has been the case for about 50 years now!! Synrock or gassification were some of the solutions, but I do not hear much about them. Also, the waste produced by the de-commisioned plants, what about it?
No I don't think nuclear is the solution. We should put all our energy in population control and conservation. Out with the SUVs, the McMansions and all those energy gobbling instruments.
More over: Stop thinking that GROWTH is THE solution to all our problems.
Hello Dan,
I think the push should be toward more nuclear power. I obviously don't like that the byproduct is dangerous to humans & the environment but no system is perfect. What should be the next step is to figure out a good way to clean up the byproduct & then store it in isolated locations in well-built buildings. Countries which have large desert areas (such as Australia, USA, China, etc) can easily find places where no one lives & where there is no underground water. Also, nuclear technology is safer than before. There are
new pebble-bed reactors that have been designed (in Germany I believe) to be safer & more ecomomical to build. Go nuclear but go safely & as clean as possible!
Jovan from USA
G'day Dan,
Thanks for your very informative articles, but about the nuclear issue in Australia, I am appalled at the incredible shortsightedness of some of your correspondents who, bedazzled by the almighty dollar, advocate that we take this waste. I am very much against Australia becoming a nuclear waste repository.
Considering only one aspect of the debate, the idea that we could charge the rest of the world a rental fee in perpetuity, (adjusted for inflation, of course), is utterly ridiculous. How long do you think the payments would continue before the "donor" countries decided not to pay, citing any number of excuses. What would we then do, send a committee of angry politicians to the non-payers demanding that they pay up or else? We would be treated with the scorn with which we would deserve.
Think of the ways in which we are already treated by so many countries when we have an "issue" to settle. The US in trade negotiations, Japan on waling, Indonesia on any number of matters, and even the "mother country" Britain who refuses to pay it's own citizen's full pensions and forces Australian taxpayers to make up the shortfall. This is the way international relations are conducted, because they know they can get away with it when dealing with a small country like ourselves. It would be no different on this matter. Eventually we would be left with the problem and told to sort it out ourselves, and at our own expense. Unfortunately human nature hasn't changed.
Arthur W.
December 7 , 2006
Good morning Dan,
I am one of the older Aussies, they put me into the "AGED CARE" unit of a large Sydney hospital when I recently had a stroke. It did not affect me greatly apart from some memory loss. Any way I still try to be of some use, I'm probably getting Alzheimer's disease (or is it dementure, some of my relatives don't like to think that one of our parents had Alzheimer's [ sorry sis meant dementure].
The subject of nuclear waste disposal is probably our most catastrophic problem today.
The space probe sent to Jupiter got caught up in the planet's gravitational pull and it's now history. From the various documentaries I have seen on the "box", Jupiter ( I think) has a raging storm that we are told has been going for some 300 (million, I believe) years and anything that gets caught up, being too close to this planet is no more.
I suggest that the USA and other countries producing the nuclear waste set up a space probe and include a small parcel ( say 2 or 3 kilos) of this deadly waste and aim the rocket to look at Jupiter, attach a camera as before for further study of the planet.
After some months (let the scientific people decide how long) , providing no apparent problems have occurred with Jupiter, have a second rocket ready with a larger amount of waste and send this on it's merry way.
Many will probably say I'm a crazy idiot, they are possibly right, but let them come up with a better solution.
When the second rocket has met it's fate, the decision can then be made as to the possibility of this avenue of disposal. This method of disposal is going to cost plenty. However, it's up to us alive today to do something positive to protect our children and planets future.
We may need a year or more before large volumes of the deadly product are sent the same way, but I have grandchildren as others have here in Australia who want a sane and safe planet to live their life and have children themselves as they wish.
Protection of our endangered wildlife, plants, fish and the oceans is an urgent priority. If we can send dangerous waste materials to be burnt up by Jupiter or any other planet of a similar nature then we will hopefully be safe in the future. This will largely depend on how much waste can be exported in the above manner, but I firmly think we should try the initial sendings.
Well Dan, that's my suggestion for what it's worth. Have a great day,
Kind regards,
Col A
Was going to say we could put a few politicians on board as well. However, its not in my makeup to wish bad health or accident on any other fellow human.


text: On The Media Published by On The Media You Know How To Whistle, Don't You? Download this audio Want to embed this player? Use the code below. More info. <iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" height="130" width="100%" src="https://www.wnyc.org/widgets/ondemand_player/otm/#file=/audio/json/129469/&share=1"></iframe> Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email a Friend Summary Transcript Summary Recently, whistle-blowers converged for their first ever conference in the capital. The festivities celebrated the evolution of whistle-blowing from a solitary act-of-conscience to a veritable subculture. New Republic editor Eve Fairbanks brings us news from the front lines of informing. Transcript AMY EDDINGS:Woodward and Bernstein may have remained shoe-leather metro reporters were it not for their man on the inside, Deep Throat. The portrayal of Deep Throat in All the President's Men sums up the whistleblower in popular culture, a lone and lonely middleman in the shadows, compelled by his conscience to expose the truth. Jeffrey Wigand, whistleblower against Big Tobacco, and Karen Silkwood, who blew the whistle on the nuclear industry, round out the portrait.What to make then of the first Whistleblowers' Conference, a weeklong gathering of whistleblowers held a few weeks ago in Washington, D.C? The occasion was ostensibly to urge the Senate to renew a stalled federal whistleblower protection act. But Eve Fairbanks, an assistant editor for The New Republic, attended the conference and reports a newfound sense of community might be the real news from the front lines of informing. Eve, welcome to the show. EVE FAIRBANKS:Thank you. AMY EDDINGS:Can you set the scene for us? What did this gathering consist of, and who attended? EVE FAIRBANKS:It was the fifth anniversary of the passage of a bill called No Fear, in 2002, which extended whistleblower protections, and they were sort of celebrating that. And they had a ton of events. It was all sort of organized by some of these whistle-blowing advocacy groups. I didn't even know that there really was such a thing, but there are about 40 groups which, at least in part, handle finding lawyers for whistleblowers, tips, finding them therapists and all that kind of thing.And they organized this conference, and they had like a kick-off reception on a Monday night. There were the sort of heroes - Jeffrey Wigand, along with a couple of female Enron whistleblowers. They screened Jeffrey Wigand's movie, The Insider.But then there were also people there who, as recently as a year ago, had not even understood that their issues or claims or problems with their institutions fell under any kind of label of whistleblowing, and they were sort of brought into this whole tent. So from the small to the large, I guess. AMY EDDINGS:You imply in your article that staring down your employer and risking your livelihood is a defining experience for whistleblowers, and those who do it once are more inclined to do it again. Are there serial whistleblowers? EVE FAIRBANKS:Many people that I met at this convention are what you could call serial whistleblowers. There is a guy that I met named Joe Carson who was very proud of the fact. He introduced himself as "the dean of federal whistleblowers." And his business card actually said that he was a prevailing whistleblower. He blew the whistle eight times, I think, at the Department of Energy; he's still employed there.There is a guy who heads a V.A. Whistleblowers Coalition whose blown it I don't know how many times. And an element of this is that often the first time you blow the whistle can be very extreme. And then you have that experience, smaller and smaller things you can want to blow the whistle on, like some mismanagement in the institution, maybe things that a different type of person would put up with, but that becomes an opportunity for you to blow the whistle. AMY EDDINGS:One of the panel discussions was Whistleblowers and the Press, and another was the ABC's of a Successful Whistleblower Case. What advice was given about how best to frame a whistleblower case for the press? EVE FAIRBANKS:They gave a lot of advice about how to deal with reporters, and the idea that reporters are, obviously, very interested in whistleblowers because there's a real symbiotic relationship. A lot of what reporters are trying to find, ones who work in politics, for example, is the testimony of whistleblowers, that they then can bring that into the press.And, likewise, the message was that whistleblowers need to use and learn how to use reporters because frequently institutionally there's not a lot of protection. And so the best way to get yourself out of being persecuted is for your case to blow open.So they told people to not be too suspicious of reporters, but also not be too persistent. Frequently your whistleblowing case becomes the center of your life, and it's hard to understand that someone else wouldn't be as totally occupied and fascinated by it.So, you know, don't leave a billion messages. If the person [LAUGHS] wants to call you back, they will. AMY EDDINGS:As you've mentioned, there are a number of advocacy groups that support whistleblowers or people who are contemplating coming forward. But you say that these groups not only assist whistleblowers, they also tend to vet whistleblowers, acting as a kind of filter for the larger cause. Can you explain? EVE FAIRBANKS:I talked to a guy who works for the National Whistleblower Center, but all the groups do this. They really want to make sure that you're, you know, ready to expose real wrongdoing.I think also there is some inclination, obviously, among these groups to pursue cases that are going to be sexy for the moment, like right now a justice case. A little while back in '05, a FEMA case would have been important. National security cases - Halliburton - always, just because - has more likelihood of turning into something national!You know, obviously this can also become a point of resentment among some whistleblowers. You know, if you're at the Department of the Interior with a small kind of grievance, that could be a tremendous thing for you and your life, and difficult for you to expose, but in the grand scheme of this administration it's just - it probably doesn't get the spotlight. AMY EDDINGS:So Eve, when are you going to be writing a story about a whistleblower blowing the whistle on these whistleblower advocacy groups? EVE FAIRBANKS:There are a few whistleblowers that I met, just randomly, who feel that some of the big whistle-blowing advocacy groups actually exploit whistleblowers, because their focus is more on, I guess, helping the individual whistleblowers and so forth than on reforming the government organization that's supposed to protect people who do this. And the conspiracy theory is that these advocacy groups would have no business if the government really treated whistleblowers well.It's sad. I mean, it's just that, to me, proved that maybe there is a whistleblower personality; you even blow the whistle on your own advocacy groups. AMY EDDINGS:Eve, thanks so much for joining us. EVE FAIRBANKS:Thanks. AMY EDDINGS:Eve Fairbanks is an assistant editor at The New Republic. [MUSIC UP AND UNDER]


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Tiffany Collinge, 26, is the assistant manager at the Illuminate Gym in Harker Heights.
How long have you worked at Illuminate Gym?
I have been an employee here since Jan. 24. It's a family owned gym. It is a very friendly and welcoming environment to work at.
How long have you lived in the area?
I have lived in Killeen since I started high school in 2000. I moved here to be closer to my mother and siblings.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
In 10 years I see my family owning our home, having wonderful jobs and watching our kids grow to be nice, respectful young men.
Tell me about your family.
I have a small, but loving and caring family in Texas. My spouse of seven years, our two handsome boys, Jayden, 7, and Elijah, 3, grandparents, siblings, and close friends is what keeps us strong and together. I also have family in California. I was born and raised in San Jose.
What is your favorite place to travel?
My favorite place to travel is home to California. The weather is beautiful, and I love to reunite with my family.


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Morgan Stanley bullish on Middle East Equity Markets
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has initiated coverage of the Middle Eastern equity markets with a clear 'overweight' recommendation on the region, with the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar as the firm's preferred country exposure.
Morgan Stanley estimates that GDP for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) plus Egypt and Jordan will reach $957 billion in 2007 and $1,045 billion in 2008, more than twice the 2002 figure of $484 billion and approximately the same size as the Indian economy.
In the report, "Middle Eastern Equity Markets: Clear Overweight," Jonathan Garner, Global Emerging Market Strategist at Morgan Stanley, says that the equity markets are likely to perform well in 2008 for a number of reasons. "The strong macro-economic backdrop in the region, driven by high oil prices, increased investment and strong domestic demand, combined with an anticipated improvement in company earnings and current attractive valuations, suggest that the region's equity markets are likely to outperform the MSCI Emerging Markets index.
"We expect earnings growth for the region to bounce back in 2008 to over 15% from 7% in 2007," said Mr. Garner.
The reports says that, from a valuation perspective, the MSCI Arabian Markets index trades at a 15% discount to the MSCI Emerging Markets index, with the dividend yield for the region, at 3.2%, is 130 bps higher than the MSCI Emerging Markets index.
The UAE, Qatar and Kuwait are likely to see higher growth in domestic demand and corporate earnings growth than elsewhere in the region, according to the report. While Kuwait and Qatar offer above average dividend yields, the UAE currently trades on a 20% Price Earnings ratio discount to the region.
"Our preferred country exposure in the region is in these three markets, while on a sector perspective, banks, telecoms and real, estate are likely to be the biggest beneficiaries of the region's growth," said Mr. Garner.
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Do you know what August is?
And don't you dare say, "The eighth month of the year." We're trying to make a metaphor here.
August is the big climbing part of the scariest, most exhilarating roller-coaster ride you were ever on. August is that slow, chugging ascent into the heavens.
And do you know what today is?
Today is that brief pause at the very top of the coaster — the moment when you clutch the handlebar (or preferably your date) and shout to the world, "Here we go!"
Yes, fantasy football is back.
The problem is choosing a topic for this preparatory moment, because the options seem unlimited. So we going to mix our metaphors and throw some things...


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Hampton University is a melting pot made up of students who come from places all over the country. Many young adults of these various regions are known for having a specific style or following certain trends. Here at Hampton, all of these different fashion senses are brought together into a fairly small environment. Though everyone is unique, one can't help but gain a little style inspiration from their peers over the years spent at this university. This week's Fashionisto touched on how being a student at Hampton opened his eyes to styles he had never quite witnessed before.
Name: Asa Cain
Major: Psychology
Year: Junior
CollegeFashionista: How would you explain your personal style?
Asa Cain: I think my personal style is very versatile, but generally I'd classify myself as preppy. I take a lot of inspiration from my hometown, Chicago, and combine it with what I view here at college on the East Coast.
CF: How does style back home differ from what you've seen here at Hampton?
AC: Here I've noticed some people that are a lot more extravagant in their fashion. You'll see a lot of guys here with rolled pant legs, colored/patterned shirts and vests. Just things I never really saw too often while I was in high school back at home.
CF: What are your favorite pieces in your wardrobe?
AC: Definitely my cardigans, crewneck sweaters and colored pants.
CF: I like your skull cap, are hats a big part of your fall wardrobe?
AC: Sure. I have a Burberry cap that I wore a lot when it was warmer outside, but now I've been getting a lot of wear out of my gray thinsulate to keep my head warm as the temperature drops.
CF: What stores can we find you shopping in this fall?
AC: H&M, Gap and Polo Ralph Lauren.
How To: Inspiration is a major part of fashion. Feeling inspired by this Fashionisto to purchase a new fall/winter hat? There are so many options that allow you to be warm while remaining stylish. I love a guy in a cool beanie! This watch cap from Urban Outfitters comes in perfect colors for this season. Karmaloop.com offers a really interesting flap down fitted wool hat by HUF. However, nothing can quite top off an outfit better than a bright multi colored snapback like this one from Topman.


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Press Release
Release Date: February 24, 2010
For immediate release
The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Pacific State Bancorp, a registered bank holding company, Pacific State Bank, a state chartered member bank, both of Stockton, California, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and the California Office of Financial Institutions.
A copy of the Written Agreement is attached.
Last update: February 24, 2010


text: Case | HBS Case Collection | March 2001 Corruption in International Business (A) Robert E. Kennedy and Rafael M. Di Tella Explores various aspects of corruption in international business, in two sections. The first section provides a broad discussion of the ethical, business, and legal aspects of corruption. The second section provides a series of "caselets" that are designed to promote discussion of how students would act in particular situations, as well as the potential costs and benefits of these actions. Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Emerging Markets; Policy; Globalization; Citation:Kennedy, Robert E., and Rafael M. Di Tella. "Corruption in International Business (A)." Harvard Business School Case 701-128, March 2001. View Details CiteView DetailsEducatorsPurchase Related


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The 4G LTE smartphone design and premium content sharing experience
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Ridgeland — C Spire Wireless announced plans today to introduce the Samsung Galaxy S III, optimized for peak performance on the nation's only personalized 4G LTE network, later this year. Exact pricing and retail availability will be announced in the coming weeks.
The company's initial launch of 4G LTE mobile broadband services in 20 Mississippi markets beginning in September will cover 2,700 square miles, a population of 1.2 million and more than 360 cell sites. The new service will provide four out of every 10 consumers and businesses in Mississippi with wireless data speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G, allowing C Spire to be the first provider to make these services widely available in the state.
The Samsung Galaxy S III weighs 4.7 ounces and is 8.6 millimeters thin, making it lighter most leading smartphones.


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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
A colloquialism is a phrase with a meaning that makes no sense logically (hmmm, I wonder why that sounds so familiar?). Anyway, I've been thinking of a few and thought I'd discover their origin. Most of the information below was derived from my favorite web site http://www.worldwidewords.org/ (I'm not about to plagiarize, the plagiarpolice will come for me).
More Than One Way to Skin a Cat – This is a good one. The phrase was originally said "there are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream" or "there are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter." Somehow it evolved into the skinning the cat version because skinning a cat is more fun than choking it. It's a good thing too, 'cause Spouse would not waste his precious butter choking a cat. It appears to me that Mark Twain made it famous by using it in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. This phrase means that when you go hunting, you better take two types of weapons or if you go shopping, take two credit cards (one of them might be over-extended).
Cat Scratch Fever – Ted Nugent. Created after Free For All.
Dead as a Doornail – This one has a bunch of history. Are you ready? First, the term was used somewhere around 1350 and was made famous by our little buddy William when he used it in Henry IV. They say this one has lasted so long because saying "Dead as a Doornail" has a nice poetic rhythm to it (as opposed to saying "dead as a nail" or "dead as that one lady down the street" or "dead as dead if there ever were a dead.") There are several theories about this one. My favorite theory comes from carpentry when a nail was hammered through something. The something would then be turned over and the back of the nail would be hammered down against the item so that it couldn't be pulled out easily. This is presumed to be a dead doornail. You mean carpenters you… killin' all those nails!
Hell in a Handbasket – Not a lot of history on this one. It is known to be a newer American phrase that means something will happen quickly. Using a basket to carry items will allow you to do so with efficient accuracy. Unless of course you have a red hood and you're in the forest… then the basket is a dead giveaway.
Raining Cats and Dogs – There are a few theories on this one. One of them is that people use to have thatched roofs in which dogs and cats would hide. When it rained, the water would drain through the roof and the cats and dogs would jump out. Another theory is derived from mythology whereby cats and dogs had influence over storms and so when it rained, the dogs and cats were urinating with extreme contempt (maybe Vera was a cat or dog in a previous life).
The Proof Is In the Pudding – Now this one doesn't make any sense at all. To me it sounds like they're trying to mix photography and instant desserts. Anyway, the history comes from the word Proof meaning Test. So in order to see if something is correct you need to test it or proof (prove) it. But no one really knows why pudding was chosen instead of say a side of beef (the proof is in the side of beef!) or casserole (the proof is in the casserole! – although this one cannot be used because we all know that you can hide anything in a casserole, so there's no proving anything there).
My guess for the pudding choice? Before they figured out that horse hooves made good gelatin, it was extremely difficult to get pudding to graduate from the runny stage to the more favorable gelatinous stage. So getting nice thick pudding was proof that you did something right. If my kids turn into thick chocolaty gelatinous beings, does that mean I'm a good parent? I'm sure the PS2 and Hershey can assist me with this.
If you have more suggestions for other colloquialisms, please by all means comment. I'd be happy to do the research.
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- The McMillans said...
Hair of the dog? Speaking of which, when I woke up with a slight pounding in the back of my head this morning I thought of this one....only, I din't have a margarita, I took Naproxin...he he he. Not enough brain cells to start the day off with hair of the dog.
- June 20, 2007 at 2:08 PM
- arab_lover said...
I thought of a few that I'd be interested in hearing about...
"One man's trash is another man's treasure" or the lesser-known version... "One man's meat is another man's poison".
"A stitch in time saves nine."
"I need ___ like I need a hole in the head."
Okay so these may have obvious meanings but maybe not-so-obvious origins. Why didn't they use something like "I need ___ like I need the rickets" or "I need ___ like I need a door to door salesman"?
Or possibly "One man's toilet on wheels is another man's Infiniti?"
What if we started a trend of new colloquialisms? I wonder what those would sound like with the creative crowd we run with?! =) I bet they'd be great. Any ideas?!
- June 20, 2007 at 3:57 PM
- rabidrunner said...
Hey! One at a time lady! Okay... so I've spent a bit of time on the three you presented and haven't found a thing in regards to their origin. I'm going to take the liberty of creating my own.
"One man's trash is another man's treasure" – We all know what this one means. I'm pretty sure it's biblical in nature. It probably has something to do with a giant ship and animals.
"One man's meat is another man's poison" - This one became popular thanks to all of those vegetarian hippies in the 60s
"A stitch in time saves nine" – Martha Washington. During one of her quilting bees, she figured out during one of their gatherings that it would be easier to finish their quilts now as opposed to having George do it later. He'd leave cherry juice and pits all over it and that was before Tide so it'd take nine more stitches to cover up the cherry stains.
"I need a _____ like I need a hole in the head" – Jimmy Jones followers. They found out rather quickly that they needed kool-aid like they needed… How it evolved to needing shoes, I just don't know.
- June 21, 2007 at 9:45 AM
- Vera said...
Rather than finding the meaning of these, since we all know" We hear what we want to", let's see how they are slightly modified:
Old "All gone to Pot"
New All the pot is gone
Old "Am I my brothers keeper"
New You can keep my brother
Old "Pros and cons"
New Cons are pros
Old "Pull the wool over one's eyes"
New Take off that sweater, there's coffee on it
Old "Put your shoulder to the wheel"
New Push my motorcycle so I can start it
Old "Have a bone to pick with you"
New TD&H has some ribs to share with you
Old "Need to see a man about a dog"
New Vera's got to IP
Old "Out of the pan into the fire"
New The frying pan is on fire
And one for Loreena Bobbit:
Old "Go off half cocked"
New I have half his cock!
- July 19, 2007 at 5:44 PM
- Drew333 said...
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- July 20, 2007 at 2:45 PM
- Drew333 said...
This might be the wrong blog to make my comeback on with such great posts. But I'll "take a stab at it", wow I'm "on fire" already. Anyway, lets get to the point here. Colloquialisms vary depending on what part of the Country you hail from. I spent a few years among the people of Montana, this is where I did my research on Colloquialisms. Actually I was undercover even to the point of not being able remove myself of my new redneck persona. Upon leaving I realized that of all the terms learned, 90% were derogatory. Things like, "You're not the sharpest tool in the shed" or "You're a couple french fries short of a happy meal" Maybe this was due to my purpose of being there, (2 year Mormon Mission)I remained hopeful but none the less attracted more of the same. "Your going to hell in a hand basket" or "Son are you a few bricks short of a full load" As you can imagine I began to question my own faith. Could so many hillbilly's be right about me? Maybe I am uglier than the south bound end of a north bound donkey??? I arrived at my tipping point when someone said "Looks like the dog's been keepin' him under the porch!" I knew it was time to make a change to such horrible colloquialisms. We need more positivity! From this moment forward I will only have the best of intentions when speaking in such terms. How about, "That kid is the sharpest tool in the shed" or "Man he must be a whole happy meal" Maybe, just maybe, we should combine the terms for maximum effect. "That kids the sharpest happy meal in the shed with a load of full bricks." I hope this brief entry will make a difference for the monumental cause of positive colloquialisms.
- July 20, 2007 at 2:48 PM


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Pangenesis rational expectations Forex
Waiting (expectations) - opinion or speculation as to the future performance of economic change. Undefined behavior of the market and its participants, creates mood economic conjectures , the best for their activities. Balance in the ecosystem of the market, achieved a symbiosis of erroneous expectations and reliable. Taking decisions and acting on the basis of erroneous expectations, market participants can "shake" the state of its economy.
Assumption of rational expectations
Developed in 1961 by Professor J. Mutom hypothesis of rational expectations, based on the principle of acquisition, processing and optimization of information for forming opinions in the future, the development of market needs.
The principle is based on expectations that the players, predicting future events, eliminate errors in the system. Market participants use the information, and build on their promising her judgment to the point as the cost of information and the subsequent processing will not exceed the profits.
In a situation where there is information, but there is no ambiguity, rational expectations hypothesis is entering the phase behavior of perfect: perfect behavior.
Two fundamental principles of rational expectations pangenesis
In a situation where the law of oscillations observed variable is changed, the method of forming expectations about the variable, is also changing.
Predicted average error is zero, and can not be predicted in advance.
This hypothesis is related to the concept of an efficient market - efficient market concept. In a situation where current asset prices allow obtaining objective information, the possibility of profit, de facto excluded.
The law of the random walk, wandering provokes market prices. This is reflected in the so-called statistical expectations. This is a situation when the conditional variable, rests on the same level. But this idealized model, this is very far from the realities of modern financial markets.
Why? First, market participants may have access to all available information, but do not use it in the best way. Second, economic agents may miss some important information. Based on this, will lead up - the nicest forecast will never be the most accurate.
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The Fuji X-series just got a new member, the X-M1, which is targeted for the first system camera buyers. I have a X-M1 pre-production camera at the moment for evaluation purposes along with the two new lenses: XC 16 – 50 mm f/3.5 – 5.6 OIS and the XF 27 mm f/2.8. Because they all are pre-production units I have no permission to publish pictures taken with them. That is sad, but what comes to the camera you can pretty much guess the technical output. Since the sensor is from the X-E1 and the processor is from the X100S you don't have to be a genius to know what to expect.
The Fuji X-M1 is very small and probably one of the smallest APS-C size system cameras. Compared to the Samsung NX300 the Fuji is about the same size, but the Olympus E-PL5 is a bit smaller than the Fuji. The body of the X-M1 is mostly plastic, but you can't really tell it just by looking, or feeling just the same. Overall the quality seems very nice and certainly on par with the competition.
There is no viewfinder and no such thing will be, because there are no contacts. The rear display tilts up and down, which is pretty much mandatory, if there is no viewfinder. I really like using viewfinder, but to be honest, for example street photography with normal to wide angle lens is actually fun using rear display. In bright light rear displays are typically too dark to see much of anything and long tele lenses can be challenging to compose with, because it is hard to support camera properly.
There is a sunlight mode meant to be used outside in sunshine, and it really helps composing, but you have to be careful when evaluating your exposures, because the screen is so luminous. You think your shot will be too bright, apply some minus exposure compensation and end up with too dark picture.
The user interface is different from the X-E1 and resembles more the X20. On the top there are still two dials, but the other one selects the exposure mode and the other, depending on selected exposure mode, either shutter speed or exposure compensation. On back side there is one more control dial for aperture, when either of the new lenses is used. Since the new lenses don't have aperture ring there must be a way control the aperture. When any of the other Fujinons is used you have a choice to control the aperture either with the dedicated ring around the lens or with the control dial. If the aperture ring is in the A-position the dial sets the aperture, otherwise the ring can be used.
I saw the first pictures of the X-M1 some weeks ago and I was not impressed by the rear control dial. But, as they say, never judge a book by its cover. Now that I have used the X-M1 a bit, I'm rather happy with the control lay out. The new Pen E-P5 has really good traditional two control dial set up, but the X-M1 comes close and is certainly better than any one dial set up or any two dial set up, where the ring of the multi selector is used as one dial.
When you hold the X-M1 in eye level position both the rear dial and the top dial are easy to operate and if you shoot from waist level the dials work equally well. At least I find, that if I'm using a rear screen I tend hold my camera in multiple positions, but when I'm using a viewfinder I only have one way to hold my camera. So, it is important and good that the user interface works in more than one position, if the camera has no viewfinder.
I'm not a fan of all the scene specific exposure modes, because they only support jpg-shooting. There is one that I use every now and then though: the sweep panorama. It just happens that Fuji left my favorite SP-mode out. There is no sweep panorama. It is no deal breaker for me, but I would like to have it.
One other unfortunate omission for me is the level gauge, which I like very much in my X-E1.
There are direct buttons at the back to access the mostly used functions during shooting and you really don't have go into the menus. The Fn button next to the shutter release is the only programmable button and I really hope Fuji decides to make the dedicated video button also programmable via a firmware update.
The Q-menu is almost the same as in the X-E1. The upper left corner shows the current exposure mode, which seems a little unnecessary, and could be used for something more useful. There is also a setting for the image stabilization, because the new kit zoom does not have a switch for the OIS. The same goes for the focus mode, since there is no switch for it. White balance instead has a dedicated button and does not exist in the Q-menu.
There are less film simulations than in the other X-system cameras, but I like to shoot RAW, so I don't care so much about the jpg settings. I know that there are many fans of Fuji jpgs and for them it is a drawback of course. Then again, if you are buying your first X-camera, you don't know what you will miss and maybe a couple of film simulations don't mean much when you are contemplating at the store counter.
Shooting with the new Fuji X-M1 is a good experience. The autofocus is fast with the new 16 – 50 mm and the 55 – 200 mm zooms. Not E-P5 fast, but fast. The other lenses get a firmware update on the 23rd July, but with the current firmware the 14 mm f/2.8 focuses also pretty fast, but the 35 mm f/1.4 along with the 60 mm f/2.4 are a bit slower. All are still perfectly usable. I don't have other lenses to try, and on the other hand this is meaningless, because the new lens firmware will be available by the time the X-M1 hits the stores.
Autofocus has a face recognition that is missing from all other X-system cameras. It is not very important for me, but it is nice to have for people shots. Focus peaking assists manual focus and is on by default. The peaking also works in magnified view, so precision work is possible. There is one nice feature that is actually in all Fuji X-system cameras. You can see the depth of field preview when you half press the shutter release.
In playback mode pressing the rear dial shows the max magnification at the focus point that was used. Very handy. It is too bad that in RAW only the magnification factor is limited compared to jpg. This is odd and Fuji should do something about it.
The X-M1 is the first WiFi enabled Fuji X-camera, but the function rather basic. You can only browse or transfer images from camera when in the play back mode. In the shooting mode you can utilize your phone's GPS and tag camera's images with coordinates. I would like a tethered wireless shooting to iPad. I could use that in my workshops, so that the students could see what I'm doing in real time. Anyhow, Fuji's WiFi is easy to use, because it creates an open network and no password is required. It is still safe enough, because you have to confirm any connection by pressing ok in the camera.
The competition is tough in the middle class of compact system cameras, but I think the new Fuji X-M1 stands a fair chance. When the X100 came out, I think no one could say the images that came out of that were nothing short of stunning, but the camera had too many quirks to please many. The X-M1 instead, is free of quirks, quite the opposite, and offers a good alternative to Panasonic GF, Olympus Pen, Samsung NX or Sony Nex.
Full specs are here.
Fujinon XC 16 – 50 mm f/3.5 – 5.6 OIS
Even in its pre-production form this lens looks as good as the rest of the Fujinons. As a matter of fact, I was surprised to see the plastic bayonet, because the lens itself does not look plasticky or cheap. A lens shade is included.
The exterior is simple and there is no switch for the OIS. That is operated from camera. The zoom ring rotates smoothly and the lens extends to almost double length when zoomed from wide to tele. The aperture ring is missing and I think it has to do with the manufacturing costs, as well as making the lens look simpler for the beginners. The assembly seems tight enough and I suspect that the fit and finish of the final production version will be even better. That happened with the 55 – 200.
The focal length range deviates a bit from a standard kit zoom. The Fujinon's angle of view equals to that of 24 – 75 mm full frame lens as opposed to most other kit zooms that equal to 27 – 83 mm FF lens. I'm sure one reason to that focal length range is just to be different, but I will happily accept the wider approach. It is easy to crop a little, but impossible to add to the image area later.
The optical performance looks promising, but I'll wait until I have a real production lens, until I draw my final conclusion. The autofocus is fast and the OIS seems effective. I managed to get sharp pictures at 1/2 s. shutter speed at 50 mm setting, when I concentrated a bit.
I doubt that many will buy this lens separately, but in a kit it makes sense, and among kit zooms the mechanical quality is top notch.
Full specs are here.
Fujinon XF 27 mm f/2.8
This pancake is the other kit lens offered with the X-M1. It is quite small and light, but seems well constructed. The bayonet is metal, but no lens shade is included. However, the lens has a 39 mm filter thread, so it is possible to use a third party shade. The exterior of the lens is very simple, and like the 16 – 50, there is no aperture ring. I guess it could be possible to fit one, but it wouldn't be ergonomically very good, because of the lens' diminutive size.
The angle of view is equivalent roughly to 40 mm FF lens, which, at least to me, is almost perfect snapshot and everyday lens. I could actually do most of my personal work with that angle of view.
The autofocus is fast, but makes more pronounced back and forth movement and little more noise compared to the 16 – 50. The 27 focuses with moving the whole optical assembly and the 16 – 50 with moving only one lens, and that must make a difference in how smoothly the focus action happens.
The optical performance of the pre production lens is very good, but I want to see a final production version before any further public opinions.
This is a very nice addition to the Fujinon line up and I think many will like the new 27 mm. I want one as soon as it is available.
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Burkitt Bur·kitt (bûr'kĭt), Denis Parsons. Born 1911.
British surgeon who first described the cancer now known as Burkitt's lymphoma. He is also noted for his work in Africa in geographical pathology.
He and burkitt sat and smoked and so passed the remaining hours of a long night.
He moved on toward the corral; burkitt turned and came with him.
And young burkitt, wondering, but doubting no longer, hastened with his breakfast.
burkitt obeyed Lee as he always did, silently and unquestioningly.
Professor burkitt takes an original line in maintaining that Luke was the author of both works, and yet that he had seen Antiq.
They say at burkitt's he's one of these artistic chaps—got an idea of improving English architecture; there's no money in that!
And now, in exile, as Mr burkitt has lately suggested, he began to concentrate himself upon the twelve.
Bud Lee, from the mountain-top where he and burkitt had taken Hampton, saw it.
Judith and Lee and burkitt came to them as they were falling again.
He turned quickly and put out two hands, one to Lee, one to burkitt.


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The Top Causes of Death in the United States and What You Can Do About Them
Of all the causes of death in the United States of America, just 5 account for over 70% or 7 out of every 10 deaths. Of these, just two, heart disease and cancer, account for over half of all deaths in the country. This trend has persisted for many years. Below are details regarding the causes of these fatalities and the lifestyle choices you can make to help avoid them.
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- High Cholesterol - Avoid high cholesterol foods, and eat more foods which naturally lower your blood cholesterol.
- High blood pressure - Find a form of regular exercise which increases your heart rate and do 20 minutes daily. Reduce intake of high salt (sodium) foods.
- Smoking - Stop smoking, or reduce regularity.
- Insulin resistance - Reduce intake of high sugar foods. Including brown sugar and evaporated cane juice.
- Diabetes - Type I Diabetes occurs in around 10% of the population and is currently incurable with no known measures of prevention. Type II diabetes occures in 90% of the population, and lifestyle changes like not over-eating and avoiding high sugar foods can help prevent onset of the condition.
- Overweight or obesity - Adopt a form of exercise and eat less.
- Lack of physical activity - Find a daily form of exercise which increases your heart rate and stick to it.
- Age - Support research in the science of aging which can create therapies to help mitigate or eliminate the deleterious effects of aging.
- Family history of early heart disease - Your risk increases if your father or a brother was diagnosed with CAD before 55 years of age, or if your mother or a sister was diagnosed with CAD before 65 years of age. The best you can do here is strenuously adopt all of the lifestyle changes above.
- Sleep apnea - Talk to your doctor about medication.
- Stress - Adopt an exercise like yoga, and cultivate stress reducing activities and hobbies.
- Excessive alcohol consumption - Do not consume more than two drinks a day.
#2: Cancer
Exact risk factors for cancer are still being refined, but in general you could say
- Poor diet - Eat more fiber, and more fruits and vegetables.
- Lack of exercise - Find a form of exercise and stick to it everyday!
- Smoking - Stop smoking, or reduce regularity.
- Genetics - Know your family history and strenuously adopt the lifestyle recommendations listed above.
- Sun Exposure - Apply sunscreen before long periods of sun exposure.
#3: Stroke
The risk factors and lifestyle changes for stroke are the same as the list for heart disease above.
#4: Accidents
- Motor Vehicle Accidents - The leading cause of death in the category most motor vehicle accidents can be avoided by not drinking and driving, or driving on "party nights" (weekends and holidays)
- Falls - Occurs mainly for people over 80 years old with osteoporosis
- Poisoning
- Drowning
- Exposure to smoke, fire, flames
- Complications of medical/surgical care
- Accidental Discharge of firearms
#5: COPD or CLRD (Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema)
- Smoking - Stop smoking, or reduce regularity
- Workplace - If you are in a job where you inhale large amounts of dust (i.e. mining) ask or encourage the owner to use air filters. You can also wear a mask.
- Air pollution - A stigma of where you live. Either move or stay indoors when smog levels are at their worst.
- Genetics - Be aware of who has COPD in your family, and then be sure to stay away from second hand smoke and other forms of air pollution.


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The 2009 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting
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Autoantibodies to miRNA-Binding Protein Argonaute 2 (Su antigen) in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Vazquez-Del Mercado1, Monica, Orozco2, Laura V. Sánchez, Pauley3, Brad A., Chan4, Jason Y.F., Chan4, Edward K.L., Gonzalez5, Montserrat Maldonado, Panduro5, Arturo
Instituto de Investigacion en Reumatologia y del Sistema Musculo Esqueletico, U de G,, Hospital Civil JIM., Guadalajara, Mexico
Instituto de Biología Molecular en Medicina, U de G, Mexico
Dept. of Oral Biology, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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Unidad de Investigación en Epidemiología Clínica, IMSS, Mexico
Dept. of Medicine, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Chronic liver diseases caused by hepatitis B (HBV) or C virus (HCV) are common worldwide. In addition to viral infection itself, type I interferon (I-IFN, mainly IFN-alpha), a standard treatment for HCV appears to induce or enhance autoimmunity. Despite reports on autoimmunity in viral hepatitis, studies on lupus-related autoantibodies are limited and inconsistent. Autoantibodies associated with rheumatic diseases were tested in patients with HCV and HBV infection.
Ninety Mexican patients (36 male, 54 female, 58 HCV, 6 HCV+HBV, 26 HBV) with chronic viral hepatitis, confirmed by nested- or RT-nested-PCR, HBsAg and anti-HCV antibodies, were studied. Autoantibodies were tested by immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation (IP), and ELISA.
Antinuclear antibodies were found in 38% HBV, 17% HBV+HCV, and 28% in HCV. Antimitochondria antibodies (AMA) were found in 10 cases [8 without type I-IFN (I-IFN) therapy, 9 females)]; 12% in HBV, 17% in HBV+HCV, and 10% in HCV. In HCV (and co-infection), all 7 AMA positives were females (17% vs. 0% in males, P= 0.04). Antibodies to a microRNA (miRNA) binding protein Ago2/Su were found in HCV (3/58) or HBV+HCV (1/6) but not in HBV (0/26). Anti-Ago2/Su was in 2/8 HCV treated with I-IFN vs. 2/56 in cases without I-IFN, indicating both anti-Ago2 and AMA can be produced in HCV without I-IFN treatment. HCV did not have other lupus autoantibodies whereas 5/26 of HBV had antiU1RNP+Ku, Ro+La, RNA polymerase II, or U5snRNPs by IP. AMA is more frequent in anti-Ago2/Su positives (3/4) vs. negatives (4/60) (P = 0.0032).
Lupus autoantibodies were uncommon in HCV except anti-Ago2/Su. HCV and I-IFN have many ways to affect TLR signaling, miRNA and miRNA binding protein Ago2/Su. HCV replication is regulated via miRNA. HCV envelope protein E2 is known to bind to Ago2. To understand the mechanism of specific targeting of Ago2 in HCV may provide insights to specific autoantibody production.
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Vazquez-Del Mercado, Monica, Orozco, Laura V. Sánchez, Pauley, Brad A., Chan, Jason Y.F., Chan, Edward K.L., Gonzalez, Montserrat Maldonado, et al; Autoantibodies to miRNA-Binding Protein Argonaute 2 (Su antigen) in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum 2009;60 Suppl 10 :1908
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I must say, that is probably the best voice I've ever heard used for Navi in a Zelda animation. Anyway, what did you guys think of the video? Leave your thoughts in the comments below! If you liked it, be sure to check out the animator's YouTube channel here.
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Research shows that an overwhelming 81 percent of parents feel it is their responsibility to teach their kids about money and savings, yet only 63 percent of parents stated their children had a savings account, and only 27 percent actually indicated that they take their children into a physical bank to make an account transaction at least once a month.
This data, derived from a national survey of more than 2,000 U.S. parents conducted by DoughMain, a free financial education and family organization website, aimed to reveal how kids are interacting with money in their everyday lives. There was a clear need for tools to educate children about financial literacy, and a disconnect between what parents believe is their responsibility and what they actually take on.
The Consumer Federation of America and American Savings Education Council also released research in February that shows Americans are still struggling to save, that savings habits have slowed down in the U.S. overall, and that families are not actively creating savings goals.
DoughMain's study also revealed that:
• 63 percent of kids 18 and under have savings accounts, and 73 percent of those savings accounts were started before the age of three.• 43 percent of parents review bank statements with their kids monthly.• 51 percent of parents give their children allowance, but only 4 percent require them to deposit that money into a bank account.• Only 28 percent of children have used online banking to view their savings account balance.• For children without savings accounts, their money is most frequently saved in a piggy bank, bonds/CDs, or checking accounts.• Only 38 percent of parents are matching their children's savings.• Only 30 percent of children give some of their savings regularly to charity
"We want to see 100 percent of American children saving wisely, and from this survey, we can see that's clearly not happening," says Ken Damato, president and chief executive officer of DoughMain. "This research exposes that while parents want to be the primary finance teachers to their children, they're just not doing it to the degree that's going to make a real difference for the next generation." Damato continued, "Things as basic as opening a savings account or how to read a bank statement are just not being taught in the classroom, leaving parents to be the primary educators about finances."
Damato emphasizes that parents should actively teach financial education on a daily basis at home by creating "teachable moments" to avoid a future generation of financially illiterate adults.
1. Open a savings account for your child.2. Take children to the bank to see how deposits work.3. Help kids set savings goals and/or create family savings plans.4. Start a family match program.5. Use allowance as a learning tool.
Bank On These: Sites to Help Teach Financial Literacy
DoughMain.com• has games and tools that encourage learning about finances through interactive play, making the process fun and engaging• offers a bank integration feature that enables users to import actual bank accounts and easily view balances, bringing the topic of savings to the forefront by putting kids in closer proximity to their savings goals and helping them watch their money grow• provides an online chore chart tied to allowance/rewards program to teach kids about the fundamentals of money management in a relevant, digital way for today's generation
JumpStart.org• showcases the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's free Money Smart for Young Adults curriculum, which helps instructors teach youth ages 12-20 the basics of personal finance, including role-model exercises (one allows students to shop for a credit card); each module consists of a fully scripted instructor guide, participant guide, and overheads
DoughMain's survey was conducted by Touchstone Research between February 6–13, 2012 in conjunction with America Saves Week, which is coordinated by America Saves and the American Savings Education Council.
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Our Serve: It Starts With a Court
When we talk about growing the game, often it's about participation, or equipment sales, or leagues and lessons. But when you think about it, growing the game starts under our feet… on the tennis court itself.
It sounds basic, but you need a court to play this game. I know, you can start kids playing on temporary courts in driveways, on playgrounds and parking lots, in gyms, etc. But eventually, you need to get them onto courts designed for tennis — whether 36-, 60- or 78-foot courts. And to create the frequent players that this business needs to sustain itself and to grow, you need courts for them to play on — for them to play in leagues, take lessons and clinics, participate in round-robins and Cardio Tennis.
That's why it's so important to this game to keep facilities updated, renovated and playing and looking their best. For tennis centers, it's important to give your players the type of surface that will keep them enjoying the game and coming back over and over. And a well-maintained court is inviting. When you see a court with torn nets, sagging windscreens and cracks in the surface — who's going to want to play in those conditions? Not only is it unappealing visually, but it can pose hazards to players.
When courts aren't maintained, they probably don't get the use they should. It also is easier for management — or your local park and rec if it's a public court — to make a case for getting rid of that court. And fewer courts aren't what we need for this industry.
These are some of the reasons why we've done an annual Court Construction & Maintenance Guide for many years, along with running other construction stories throughout the year. This is a topic that all tennis providers need to know about.
There are a number of resources available to help you maintain your courts — and to help in building a tennis facility, too. One of the best, in my humble opinion, is "Tennis Courts: A Construction & Maintenance Manual," which is co-published by the USTA and the American Sports Builders Association. In the interest of full disclosure, I have to admit my bias toward this manual: I worked with an incredibly talented "Joint Editorial Board" of court builders and designers to help update the current edition of the manual.
Our Court Construction Guide references topics and chapters in the manual, and we even reprint the "Annual Maintenance Planner" that appears in the current edition. Make sure you use this handy resource to keep your courts in top shape.
Your players, and this sport, deserve it.
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Greece celebrate after defeating the Ivory Coast 2-1.
Greece's Giorgios Samaras consoles Ivory Coast's Boubacar Barry, after he scored a penalty past Barry.
Greece's Giorgios Samaras goes down in the challenge of Ivory Coast's Giovanni Sio to win a penalty.
Colombia's goalkeeper David Ospina stops an attempt at goal as Japan's Yoshito Okubo jumps against Pablo Armero.
Yoshito Okubo of Japan and Eder Alvarez Balanta of Colombia.
Colombia's Santiago Arias (R) fights for the ball with Japan's Shinji Kagawa
Japan's Keisuke Honda reacts after Colombia scored their fourth goal.
Colombia's James Rodriguez scores their fourth goal against Japan.
Japan's Yoshito Okubo tries to score past Colombia's Carlos Valdes.
Japan's Yoshito Okubo reacts after missing a chance to score a goal during their Group C match against Greece.
Greece's Vasilis Torosidis heads the ball against Japan.
Fans arrive before the Group C match between Japan and Greece.
Greece's Giorgios Samaras commits a foul against Japan's Atsuto Uchida.
Yoshito Okubo of Japan is challenged by Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Greece
Eiji Kawashima of Japan punches clear during the 2Group C match between Japan and Greece.
Colombia's Juan Quintero scores his team's second goal past Ivory Coast's goalkeeper Boubacar Barry.
Referee Howard Webb of England sprays vanishing spray on the pitch during the Group C match between Colombia and Ivory Coast.
Colombia fans celebrate Juan Quintero's goal during the Group C match between Colombia and Ivory Coast.
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Yuto Nagatomo of Japan tackles Gervinho of the Ivory Coast during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group C match between the Ivory Coast and Japan
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