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Financial Aid
College Loans 101
Leverage the Power of an Educational Loan
Let's face it, there are quite a few four-letter words we commonly associate with the college-going experience—dorm, toga, grad…debt.
Yes, DEBT.
This word might not conjure up thoughts or memories of short-sheeting your roommate's bed, rockin' a Roman laurel on a Friday night or proudly moving that tassel from right to left as you walk across the stage, but debt could very well be the most powerful word in the bunch.
Why? Well, student/parent loans create opportunity and it's an investment in the student that will grow in value well into the future. Believe it or not, debt is categorized in a couple of different ways. Taking out an auto loan or charging to credit and store cards is considered bad debt. While school loans, mortgages and real estate loans are perfect examples of good debt—all appreciating over time.
Typically, student/parent loans have very low interest rates compared to other types of debt and the interest on student loans, specifically, is tax deductible. You can't say that about that new Corvette you're itching to test drive!
Realistically, most students and families will have to discuss finances before choosing a college or university. After all the applications, tours and interviews, it boils down to, "Can we afford it?" With the right combination of financial aid and investing in this experience with "good debt" (leveraging the power of loans), a student's first-choice college can certainly be well within reach.
Learn about and compare different loan options or contact the Financial Aid office by calling 512.863.1259.
The Southwestern Difference: According to Southwestern's Post-Graduate Survey (PDF), 92.4% of the class of 2013 are employed or in graduate/professional school.


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Make: Ithaca
Model: M-66 Super Single
Serial Number: 142965
Year of Manufacture: 1963-1975
Caliber: 12Gauge with 3" Chambers
Action Type: Single Shot Lever Action
Markings: The left side of the barrel is marked "M-66 Super Single 12 GA.- 3" Chamber / Ithaca Gun Co. Inc., Ithaca, N.Y. - Made In U.S.A. / Proof Tested – Roto Forged" and "Mod.". The right side of the barrel is marked "P" inside a Roto symbol. The bottom of the receiver is marked "142965".
Barrel Length: 28"
Choke: Modified
Sights / Optics: This shotgun is mounted with a gold bead front sight.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The stocks are two piece light colored wood with a beautiful grain. The plain straight grip buttstock has a reddish brown recoil pad with white and black spacers. There are very slight handling marks on both forend and buttstock, but no cracks nor chips. The recoil pad has hardened. It overhangs the stock on both sides, and the mounting screws show slight damage. The LOP measures 14 3/4". The stocks rate in about Fine overall condition.
Type of Finish: Blue Barrel/ Black Receiver
Finish Originality: All Original
Bore Condition: The bore is bright. There is a small spot of erosion an inch or so in front of the chamber.
Overall Condition: This shotgun retains about 95% of its metal finish. The barrel shows wear at the muzzle. The sides of the receiver show handling marks and wear on the top and bottom edges. There is also a scratch on the left side below the hammer. The receiver in front of the hammer shows wear, as do the edges of the lever. The takedown pins show signs of erosion. The forend screw is slightly damaged. The markings are light. Overall, this shotgun rates in about Very Good condition.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly. We did not fire this shotgun.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: None
Our Assessment: An interesting looking single shot shotgun. The wood is beautiful. You can use this for trap or field shooting, but it might be a good idea to replace the recoil pad first if you plan on shooting 3" duck loads.
CA Legal or CA Private Party Transferable: This shotgun can be transferred in California.
LSB#: 120821AE07 Make: Ithaca Model: M-66 Super Single Serial Number: 142965 Year of Manufacture: 1963-1975 Caliber: 12Gauge with 3" Chambers Action Type: Si
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California-based Toasted, owned by Chicago businessman Sidney L. Port, lived up to his advance billing as the horse to beat in Saturday's $200,000 Arlington Classic (gr. IIT) with a 3 1/4-length victory at Arlington Park. The 3-year-old son of Hennessy rallied from sixth at the top of the stretch to win the 1 1/16-mile turf race going away, timed in 1:50.91 over a course softened by heavy afternoon showers. The Laura de Seroux-trained colt was ridden by Arlington's leading jockey, Rene Douglas, who captured his third straight Arlington Classic. Douglas' Classic streak began in 2002 with Mr. Mellon and continued last year with Lismore Knight. Toasted raced a couple of lengths off the early pace of :24 3/5, 51.02, and 1:17 4/5 set by Cool Conductor before he launched his rally turning for home. "I was concerned about the slow pace," said Douglas. "I was right behind them and I waited patiently. I knew they would back up. I found room. I moved sooner than I wanted to but I knew they were going slow and I didn't want to take any chances because (Cool Conductor) is a nice horse, too. I stayed on the inside as long as I could." De Seroux shipped Toasted to Chicago to avoid the harder turf courses in Southern California but was not expecting the storm that led to the extremely soft going Saturday. She briefly debated scratching from the race. "I went down to the jock's room while I tried to make a frantic last-minute decision (whether to stay in the race)," she admitted, "but Rene assured me that the turf here is good when it is soft and it doesn't become a bog. He's won on soft turf, so I knew he had experience so we stayed in. The Arlington Classic was Toasted's second win of the year and fourth in eight starts overall. The $120,000 winner's share nearly doubled his bankroll to $248,671. Sent off as the 7-5 favorite, Toasted paid $4.80, $3.20 and $2.40. Street Theatre, another California invader, rallied from far back to finish second but proved no threat to the winner. He paid $5.20 and $3.20. "This colt is still pretty green," noted his rider, C. H. Marquez Jr. "It's only his fourth start. I got beat to a hole because he's a little slow footed and I had to sit back a little farther than I would have liked. I had to come around a couple of tired horses and he finished strong. The other horse was just a little better today."
Cool Conductor faded to third after making the pace for more than a mile, paying $2.80. Up Anchor, Old Deuteronomy, Count On the Tuna, Caiman and Exploited Storm completed the order of finish. (Chart, Equibase)


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Earl Howe moved Amendment No. 93:
"( ) The arrangements referred to in subsection (2) are also to be made with a view to supporting children within their families whenever this is appropriate."
The noble Earl said: This amendment, tabled in my name and others, returns to a theme which is now familiar to our Committee debates. The desired outcome headings for children as set out in subsection (2) surely cannot be looked at separately from the context in which most children are brought up; namely, their families. That emphasises the point made earlier by the noble Lord, Lord Northbourne. What this amendment really says is that the importance of family life and individual family members must on no account be ignored when support services are being planned and delivered to children. On the contrary, their importance must be fully recognised, as indeed must the primacy of the responsibility borne by parents for their children.
What we cannot have, and I am sure the Minister will agree with this, is some sort of green light for a culture of interference in family life, however well meant, by statutory and voluntary bodies. This clause is extremely worthy and well intentioned, but it has the potential to result in over-intrusiveness and officiousness. As we say so often in these debates, there is a balance to be struck. Much will depend on the guidance that is to be issued, and we are still in the dark about that. But I hope that the general point I have made will be borne in mind. I beg to move.
Lord Northbourne: It is incredibly important to our society that children are brought up in families and that parents accept their responsibilities. This is another effort to make sure that that intent appears on the face of the Bill. Only if it is in the Bill can we be sure that it will not be changed by, say, regulation. Only when the provision is set out will it be taken seriously. This is a reasonably general and sensible proposal which I should like to support.
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff: I wonder whether the general concern that family life has not been
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adequately addressed has arisen because we are considering these matters separately from Article 8 and our human rights legislation. I would not want anyone to think, having heard our earlier debates, that there is in any way a lack of respect for the sanctity of a loving and caring family. The concern that the words "family" and "families" do not appear often enough on the face of the Bill arises because we now have in place human rights legislation which, I hope, will underpin the importance of the family unit.
Lord Northbourne: I am sorry to intervene again. I shall be very brief. It is important for the appearance of things that the Bill should say what it means to say in this context. A legalistic and intellectual approach is not likely to get on to the pages of the tabloids, and it is those tabloids that parents will read. I am concerned that parents will feel demotivated, believing that they are being put upon by society when in fact we want to engage their enthusiastic support.
Lord Campbell of Alloway: In supporting the amendment, I want to point out that there is an essential safeguard whenever it is appropriate. It is absolutely essential that it exists.
Baroness Ashton of Upholland: Noble Lords will be pleased to learn that my speaking notes are getting shorter as we debate this issue. I recognise the point made by the noble Baroness about Article 8 and the importance of supporting the rights of families. In response to the noble Lord, Lord Northbourne, while the appearance of things is all well and good, I should say that this is a legal document, written in legalistic terms. Perhaps that is the problem we face in trying to persuade the noble Lord that we have addressed his concerns. I do not intend to give up and I am determined that, by the end of our discussions on the Bill, he will be more than satisfied.
I am grateful to the noble Earl for our earlier discussion about the Children Act 1989. Perhaps I may refer him to Section 17 of that Act which sets out a duty on local authorities to,
"safeguard and promote the welfare of children within their area who are in need; and, so far as is consistent with that duty, to promote the upbringing of such children by their families".
So I may, in a sense, pray in aid what the noble Earl said about the relevance of the Children Act in dealing with this.
I reiterate once more that we share the Committee's desire to ensure that the clause reflects the important role of parents and families. It is an issue at which we will be looking carefully between now and the Report stage. In the mean time, I hope the noble Earl will feel able to withdraw his amendment.
Earl Howe: I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Baroness Walmsley moved Amendment No. 94:
"( ) A children's services authority in England and each of their relevant partners must in exercising their functions under this section have due regard to
(a) the need, where opportunities for disabled children are not as good as those for other children, to promote equality of opportunity between disabled children and other children by improving opportunities for disabled children; and
(b) the need to promote equality of opportunity between
(i) children of different racial groups, religions or beliefs, family status or sexual orientation; and
(ii) between boys and girls generally."
The noble Baroness said: Amendment No. 94 would ensure that in making arrangements for local co-operation to improve the well-being of children and young people, a children's services authority and its partners will focus on securing outcomes which reduce inequalities based on impairment, gender, race, sexuality, religion, family status or anything else that I have not thought of. The amendments would give stronger legislative effect to a key policy aim behind the Billnamely, to promote equity for the most socially excluded children.
Of course, cultural change will be the key to this and there is considerable evidence that such positive equality duties are effective in embedding equality principles in the work of public authorities. While local authorities already have positive duties to promote equality under race relations law, and are set to acquire complementary duties under a future revision of the Disability Discrimination Act, what is really needed in the context of children's services is a cross-cutting duty that takes full account of the multiple sources of discrimination that many children face. Disabled children in care, in residential schools, from black and ethnic minority communities, or religious minorities, will be best served by such a duty. Without such broader equality duties, children's services will remain hamstrung in dealing effectively with exclusion.
Local authorities and other agencies are increasingly familiar with the concept of equality impact assessments and there is already a good deal of practical advice and guidance in existence to support them in the proposed new duties. On disability, for instance, the LGA and Disability Rights Commission have worked together to produce guidance for local government on how to implement disability equality within local authority service provision. This can be complemented by guidance under the Bill and additional support from agencies such as the DRC.
Embedding equality in the new arrangements for children's services will ensure that the new inspection arrangements provide a means of monitoring improvement. Liaison and partnership working with local disability and other equality groups will, of course, be central to the effectiveness of such duties. Clause 6 includes a duty to promote co-operation between,
This could include voluntary organisations, as has been said already, and it would be helpful if the Minister could provide clear guarantees that children's authorities will be expected to consult and involve local disability organisations. I beg to move.
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff: I rise to speak to the amendment standing in my name, which is in this
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group. It is a probing amendment and has almost the same wording as the amendment of the noble Baroness. I am slightly concerned that we may not have got the words right and I am grateful to Children in Wales for having pointed that out to me. The wording is not as broad as that in the surrounding framework of legislation from within Europe.
The clause is about ensuring that at every point there is no discrimination and disability abuse, which very often takes place in terms of either mental, physical and, usually, motor-type disabilities. I am concerned that we do not forget those children who are disfigured, either through their genetic features or through accident, and who can be subjected to terrible discrimination. Such discrimination can be incredibly damaging, particularly when the disfigurement is newly acquired through accident.
In our previous debates we referred to equality of opportunity as the principle that has to run through everything, and I wonder whether or not that is the wording we should be looking for when we revisit this issue at a later stage.
I would just like briefly to draw the House's attention to two things. One is Article 13 from the European convention, which is very clear and contains a broader list than the one that we have in this amendment. The other is that in December 2000, the European Charter of Fundamental Rights stated that any discrimination,
"based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation shall be prohibited".
I wonder whether those are not stronger words than the ones in the amendment.
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Justice should be done, by a civil power—agreeable to God's preceptive will.
The knowledge communicated to us of the preceptive will of God to his church, under the first dispensation, is very limited.
It may be necessary to notice the only preceptive passage in the New Testament which apparently bears a different aspect.
To ascertain our duty we must look at the preceptive will of God and not to his eternal counsel.
The value which we attach to the volume depends, however, rather on its preceptive than its antiquarian character.
It may be worth while here to present, in a condensed form, some portion of his matter, which is both indicative and preceptive.
In its outward form it may be preceptive, historical, or meditative.
It is the abstract, preceptive, and barren form, and the presumptuous manner in which these are presented that they detest.
Hence the present epistle differs strikingly in its preceptive part from the other two.
But there is a great difference between his decretive and his preceptive will.


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Megan Rupp is a senior at Princeton High School. She lived in Sauk Rapids through third grade and then moved to Princeton.
Her plans, after high school, are to attend one year at Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Cambridge and then transfer to either the University of Minnesota-Duluth or St. Cloud State University. She is interested in becoming a conservation officer.
Rupp enjoys the outdoors and sports like hunting, hiking, nontechnical rock climbing, fishing, camping, golfing and hockey. She is a center on the PHS varsity girls hockey team and also likes country music and making desserts.
Rupp works part-time at Coborn's as a cashier and stock clerk in the dairy department.
1 1/2 cups chopped dates
1 1/2 cups boiling water
3/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. soda
3 T cocoa
3 eggs
2 1/3 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
12-oz. pkg. chocolate chips
Pour boiling water over the chopped dates and set aside to cool.
Mix everything but the date mixture together. Use an electric mixer and mix well. Then add the date mixture and mix in by hand.
Place batter in a greased 9×13-inch pan and bake in 325 degree oven for 45 minutes. Top with Cool Whip.


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HIV Rash: Symptoms and Treatments
An early symptom
An early symptom
A rash is a symptom of HIV that usually occurs within the first two months after becoming infected with the virus. Like other initial symptoms of HIV, it's easy to mistake this rash for a symptom of another viral infection. Therefore, it's important to learn how to identify this rash and how to treat it.
Click through the slideshow to learn more.
Skin changes
Skin changes
Approximately 90 percent of people who have HIV experience skin symptoms and changes at some stage of the disease.
The rash can develop because of conditions caused by HIV, or it can be a side effect of medications that treat HIV.
Medication alert
Medication alert
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that three main classes of anti-HIV drugs are responsible for causing skin rashes:
- non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs)
- nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI)
- protease inhibitors (PIs)
NNRTIs such as nevirapine (Viramune) are the most common cause of medication skin rashes. Abacavir (Ziagen) is an NRTI drug that can cause skin rashes. The most likely PIs to cause rashes are amprenavir (Agenerase) and tipranavir (Aptivus).
What to look for
What to look for
Whether caused by an HIV medication or by HIV itself, this rash typically appears as a red, flattened area on your skin that's usually covered with small red bumps.
A main symptom of the rash is itchiness. It can show up on any part of your body, but it most often occurs on the face and chest, and sometimes on the feet and hands. It can also cause mouth ulcers.
Range of severity
Range of severity
Some HIV rashes are mild. Others rashes can cause serious damage to the skin, causing them to be life-threatening.
One rare but potentially serious skin rash that can develop through the use of anti-HIV drugs is Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). When this condition covers 30 percent of your body, it's called toxic epidermal necrolysis. The symptoms of SJS include:
- blisters on the skin and mucous membranes
- a rash that develops quickly
- a fever
- swelling of the tongue
Rash treatments
Rash treatments
Advances in viral control and immune system preservation have made skin problems less severe and less common. Skin problems that occur due to HIV have also become easier to treat.
The most common form of treatment to manage HIV rash is medication. Depending on the cause of the rash, over-the-counter drugs such as hydrocortisone cream or Benadryl may be helpful for reducing itchiness and rash size. More serious rashes may require prescription medication from your doctor.
What you can do
What you can do
In addition to medication, making some lifestyle changes may help alleviate the symptoms of the mild form of this rash. Avoiding heat and direct sunlight can improve some rashes. Hot showers and baths can make the rash worse.
Be on the lookout for what coincides with the development of your rash. If you've just started a new medication, tried a new soap, or eaten a particular food before your rash starts, it's possible an allergy may be the cause. If you aren't sure about the cause, talk to your doctor.
Talk to your doctor
Talk to your doctor
Make an appointment with your doctor if you think you may have been exposed to HIV. Make a note of any skin changes or symptoms you've developed. This will help your doctor make a diagnosis.
- Side effects of HIV medicines. (2016, January 7). Retrieved from https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/education-materials/fact-sheets/22/60/hiv-and-rash
- Skin and complexion. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://owenclinic.ucsd.edu/hiv-health-risks/Pages/skin.aspx
- Symptoms of HIV. (2015, December 31). Retrieved from https://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/hiv-aids-101/signs-and-symptoms/
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The International CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, always trumpets the latest in pithy technological acronyms VHS, VCR, DVD, DVR, HDTV. This year, the show is all about 4K UHDTV.
So what is 4K, also known as Ultra-High Definition TV? Why is it the hot term for this year's show in Las Vegas? Is it worth worrying that it might one day make your HDTV obsolete?
Don't fret. Regardless of what you might have heard from the show, 4K television is not about to replace your new flat-panel HDTV any time soon. I remember seeing the first high-definition televisions show up at CES nearly a decade before they actually appeared on retail store shelves.
Despite that, 4K UHDTV technology is undoubtedly cool. This week, manufacturers that include Sharp, Panasonic, Samsung and Vizio introduced 4K TV sets. Sony introduced one at last year's show.
UHDTV is the latest wave of televisions that offer an even higher definition than high-definition TVs. At a resolution of 3840 by 2160 pixels, it provides up to four times the detail and number of pixels as a 1080p HDTV sold in stores today. The benefit is that you will be able to see even more moles on Snooki's face during a rerun episode of "The Jersey Shore."
Seriously, the real advantage to higher resolution is for two things watching sports and movies. Football or basketball games will look even more realistic when you can see beads of sweat on a player's face (if you're into that sort of thing). UHDTV also should make movies look much better and closer to film, the way it looks on a theater screen. The technology also will make 3D better because with UHDTVs, you can watch 3D in high definition and with passive glasses (the one's that don't have active shutters that can cause eye strain). HDTVs that use passive 3D glasses let you see the image only in standard definition.
Ultra-high definition won't be a stellar improvement over HDTVs the way HDTVs were over standard-definition TVs. Those who have seen the ultra-high models say the effect is less dramatic the farther you are from the TV and the smaller the screen. That's why the screens on the UHDTVs that have been introduced this week at the CES are in the 70-inch-plus range.
They're also prohibitively expensive. Sony has announced that the first UHDTV to go on sale, probably later this year, will retail at $25,000. That's one of the reasons you won't see UHDTV become a standard for televisions in the near future.
Another big obstacle for UHDTV adoption is that in order to watch movies or shows in that resolution, the formats have to be broadcast in that resolution. Today, there are no networks that broadcast 4K UHDTV images. There also are no disc players that display UHDTV video, nor are there any services that stream video. Netflix announced this week it is working on technology that will stream video for UHDTVs. But even if and when it becomes available, it will require a very fast Internet connection to keep the picture from stuttering. So there are a lot of problems to be worked out before UHDTV becomes the next television standard.
Not that Hollywood and TV manufacturers won't try and push the technology on us. They've been looking for the next big advancement in TVs since high-definition televisions became popular. They thought it was going to be 3D, but so far, that technology has not taken off in theaters or in homes. Manufacturers have to find the next format to entice customers or they won't have new TVs to sell, and Hollywood won't have new ways to sell you yet another copy of "Star Wars."
It will take years before this week's CES buzzword, "4K UHDTV," becomes a reality. So relax and enjoy the TV set you already have.
Now, if manufacturers could develop a TV that displays only good shows and movies, THAT'S something I would buy.
If you have a tech question for Vince, email him at email@example.com, and he'll try to answer it for his column in The Salt Lake Tribune or on its website. For an archive of past columns, go to www.sltrib.com/topics/ohmytech.


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Another example of kindness in Nevada County
February 15, 2013
Tuesday evening we were driving to dinner when our friend's car had a blow-out. While waiting for AAA, our friend decided to cross the street and call a cab so that we two ladies would not be late for our reservation. While he was crossing the street near the Main Street round-a-bout, he tripped and fell. A good samaritan, Kevin, helped him up and called 911. We knew nothing about what had happened and were still waiting in the car when Kevin came over and informed us that our friend was on his way to the ER and asked if he could do anything for us. He then drove us to our destination as we would otherwise have been stranded. Thank you so much, Kevin, for your kindness to three senior citizens!
Mildred Catanesi
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Wireless Body Sensors for medical purposes offer valuable contributions to improve patients' healthcare, including diagnosis and/or therapeutics monitoring. Body temperature is a crucial parameter in healthcare diagnosis. In gynecology and obstetrics it is measured at the skin's surface, which is very influenced by the environment. This paper proposes a new intra-body sensor for long-term intra-vaginal temperature collection. The embedded IEEE 802.15.4 communication module allows the integration of this sensor in a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) for remote data access and monitoring. We present the sensor architecture, the construction of the corresponding testbed, and its performance evaluation. This sensor may be used in different medical applications, including preterm labor prevention and fertility and ovulation period detection. The features of the constructed testbed were validated in laboratory tests verifying its accuracy and performance.
Applications of sensor networks have evolved in many fields of investigation field due to their large applicability and development possibilities, especially in the Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) area. Low power consumption and low data rates are the most important features for WSN applications. A WSN consists of a group of sensors that monitors some physical or environmental parameters. Within a WSN there exist three fundamental agents: the sensor node, the event, and the reporter. The sensor node captures the event parameter, reads, and sends the information to be studied by the reporter [
Nowadays, due to the technological evolution of e-health applications it is possible to have sensors of all the sizes and with numerous features, even sensors that can be placed inside (intra-body sensor) or outside (inter-body sensor) the human body, typically in contact with the skin. All these types of sensors must deal with many constraints on resources such as energy, memory, computational speed and bandwidth. Sensor networks could be applied in the medical environment, helping with the gathering of data for fast diagnoses and providing monitoring services [
Most studies based on body temperature control started initially as a tool to detect the female fertility period by observing the increase of body temperature, know as Basal Body Temperature (BBT), taken with a basal digital thermometer [
All of these factors, plus the reduced number of biosensors available on the market to perform this task, justify our effort to develop and implement this type of biosensor. Another motivation stems from the planned close collaboration with a medical team, which provides great confidence for all stages of the development. This work will provide a great deal of temperature and acquisition time (day and hour) data that could be very useful for medical studies. A team of physicians from the Health Sciences Faculty, University of Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal) will study a possible correlation between the intra-vaginal temperature and different stages in the female reproductive process in order to prevent (or promote) pregnancy issues. This closed collaboration is an important contribution for the medical validation of accuracy, usability, efficiency, and system performance evaluation and validation.
This paper addresses BSN issues because all the monitored parameters are directly collected from the human body. The major objective of this paper is the proposal of a new intra-body sensor for e-health applications focusing on intra-vaginal temperature monitoring, and its corresponding prototyping, performance evaluation, and validation. A detailed design of a new intra-body sensor, specifically designed for temperature monitoring with wireless communication is presented, as well as construction of a testbed and the results obtained to validate the system.
The remainder of this paper is organized as follows. Section 2 analyzes the state of the art of available systems for human body temperature monitoring. Section 3 describes the essential requirements that are featured in the new sensor device and its prototype design. Section 4 focuses on the results achieved with the created testbed and Section 5 presents a discussion and our conclusions.
The control of intra-vaginal temperature allows the detection of several symptomatic situations in women. One of the best known is the occurrence of ovulation and fertility periods. This womens' parameter could be used in studies of its variations and the evaluation of the effectiveness of gynecological therapeutics, to support to discovery of new contraceptive methods, in the prevention of pre-term labor and the detection of pregnancy contractions. The available solutions to evaluate the female temperature are almost all based on coetaneous temperature measurements. These body temperature values, as presented in [
As proven in the AMON project [
In [
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The next section presents a biosensor system for intra-vaginal temperature collection. The biosensor was designed to be placed inside a woman's vagina near the cervix. Therefore, it collects core-body temperature instead of coetaneous temperature. It has also the ability to collect long-term intra-vaginal temperature measurements using a microSD (micro Secure Digital) card.
Due to the working location of the proposed sensor, it has to accomodate some anatomic limitations, namely, it should be easy to place inside the vagina and comfortable, because the main focus is to help prevent problems, not cause them. Following a medical recommendation it was determined that the sensor board and other peripherals had to fit in a container of about 60 mm × 18 mm in area, so a 30 mm × 16 mm size became the target for the main board with a microcontroller, a microSD card slot, a 2.4 GHz transceiver (IEEE 802.15.4), and a computer interface included. The use of a shape similar to a simple tampon seems to be a perfect choice. It is familiar to women, easy to use, anatomically perfect, and it has an appropriate size to accommodate all the features mentioned above.
The tampon-like shape presented in
With the woman's comfort in mind, the sensor should operate when placed inside vagina. This feature avoids the need to take it out every time it is necessary to perform an operation to collect the measured temperature values. This feature will be implemented on this new sensor platform with the inclusion of a wireless communication module supporting the IEEE 802.15.4 standard. This feature also allows re-configuration of the sensor's mode of operation without any physical connection to the programming dock/station.
In WSNs it is expected that all nodes have a transceiver layer and a battery to achieve mobility, and spend most of the time in a low-power state, only waking up when readings and transmissions are required, as may be seen in
For temperature measurements a thermistor is included to measure the intra-vaginal temperature. The conception of this biosensor is only possible because of the use of Altium Designer, a software tool for schematic design. It can be used to design analog circuits, revise digital schematic diagrams for an existing PCB or to complete a hierarchical block design. Apart from its design functions, it also provides various built-in features for design verification and manufacturing processing. Altium Designer capture provides a component information system that allows one to identify, utilize and design with preferred parts.
This section provides a detailed description of the features of the hardware components chosen to develop a single sensor board. Various components such as the Texas Instruments™ MSP430F2274 [
The Texas Instruments™ MSP430F2*** [
The CHIPCON CC2420 [
To complete the IEEE 802.15.4 compliant wireless communication the Impexa 2.4 GHz SMD Antenna from ANTENOVA was the best choice. This antenna is intended for use with all kinds of 2.4 GHz applications such as in mobile phones, PDAs, PNDs, headsets, MP3s, laptops, PC-cards and sensors.
The voltage regulator chosen was the Texas Instruments TPS60100 [
The thermistor electrical resistance can have a proportional (PTC type) or inverse variation (NTC type) with the increase of temperature. In the MA100 this variation is negative because it is a Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) type, so the resistance decreases with the increasing temperature. The NTC type of thermistor is more sensitive than other resistive sensors like Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTDs) or thermocouples, but being more sensitive means that it has a non-linear behavior and therefore a circuit is needed to adjust the exponential curve in a way that makes it approximately linear. Thermistors have a time constant which affects the time taken to make up 63% of the next temperature value. In power consumption the thermistor needs around 100 mA of current to start and power dissipation around 2 mW/°C. NTC Thermistors can have a stable acquisition in a range of −50 °C up to 150 °C.
The battery chosen is a lithium battery from GMBPower [
This sensor node requires a small size and a long lifetime in order to satisfy a large number of applications [
The microcontroller is the main element of the sensor because it influences the rest of the solution; a low cost microcontroller with low dynamic power consumption is essential. Thus, the Texas Instruments MSP430F1611 [
For communication purposes, the Chipcon CC2420 [
For a sensor node, in many applications and usages, it is highly relevant to have big data storage. Then, the memory size becomes a limitation because the microcontroller only has 1Kbyte RAM and 32 Kbyte Flash memory, which is not enough to record continuous data during a week. The major advantage of the sensor is providing an external microSD card with up to 2 Gbytes of memory. As may be seen in
For the design of the temperature sensor, the MA100 [
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Another important feature of this solution is mobility. After mote activation and correct placement inside the vagina, the woman can move freely and do whatever she wants with comfort. After switching on the data collection (operation performed through remote commands), the sensor starts measuring and continuously storing data in the microSD card. The monitored woman only has to take the sensor out when the date advised by the physician has been reached. During a long monitoring period, the sensor need only be removed for battery recharge.
For a regular medical observation, a physician can use the mote to measure the current core temperature of a patient in his office with a real-time connection to the sensor, as described above. On the other hand, he/she can connect to the sensor directly and retrieve all collected data to his computer. In both cases a physician can monitor and control the evolution of this biological parameter by observing a graphical representation of the measured values.
The integration of the temperature sensor into the small biosensor board was definitely the biggest challenge for this work, not excluding the board design. As mentioned above, the MA100 thermistor was the chosen temperature sensor, and some additional electrical equipment must be attached to this type of sensor (NTC) to ensure the linear behavior of the resistance. For an NTC thermistor a Wheatstone bridge to measure resistors and an operational amplifier are normally used to ensure this linear behavior. Due to the features of the microcontroller used in this design it is not necessary to add differential amplifiers because the microcontroller already has two configurable operational amplifiers (
The analysis of temperature measurements is performed in off-line mode. To ensure good results, it is vitally important to know the exact time when each temperature measurement is taken. The biosensor only has a local time clock, which starts on biosensor start up. This clock cannot act as the real global time clock. To associate each measurement with the right global time clock instant, when a start command is sent to the biosensor, computer also sends its clock and date time (assuming the computer clock is global clock synchronized).
A temperature sensor was used to evaluate the proposed sensor design. Supported by the computer application presented in [
The tests were performed in permanent contact with water due to the intended real environment application of the body-sensor (inside the vagina). The temperature of the water used in these tests was the natural one of water gathered directly from the pipes. The thermocouple probe and the thermistor have been placed together inside the glass of water without any other interference. As shown in
Another test was performed in order to confirm the accuracy of the temperature sensor, thus, a thermocouple probe and a thermistor have been used to record the ambient temperature of the room.
This paper presented the design of a new biosensor for e-health applications and the creation of a testbed to evaluate and validate the main functions of the new biosensor. This prototype was built to evaluate and validate the proposal, allowing the test of the several biosensor features. According to all the performed tests in a laboratory we can conclude that the temperature sensor acquires values with accuracy and it also collects and saves them on the microSD card correctly. Tests and performance comparisons were stressed in order to ensure the accuracy and usability of the biosensor. Those tests cannot be performed in (real) women due to health regulations/standards applicable to the use of electronic devices for human applications. According to the collected values it is possible to conclude that testbed was calibrated and measures the real environment temperature.
The authors would like to thank José Moutinho (MD), from the Health Sciences Faculty, University of Beira Interior (Portugal), for his expertise and invaluable assistance on this project. Part of this work has been supported by the
Conceptual design of the new intra-vaginal temperature monitoring sensor mote.
Illustration of the system architecture.
Biosensor architecture block diagram.
Physical testbed for performance evaluation and validation of the proposed temperature biosensor.
Thermistor signal acquisition circuit.
Experimental testbed for sensor validation of temperature measurements.
Performance comparison between temperature values acquired with a thermopar and a thermistor inside a glass of water.
Performance comparison between temperature values acquired with a thermopar and a thermistor from a natural environment.


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Magnesium is responsible for more than 300 metabolic reactions in our body, and it's thought that over 50 percent of the U.S. population is deficient in magnesium. Our current decline in adequate magnesium is partly due to a combination of food processing (white flour has 60 to 80 percent less magnesium than whole-wheat grain), an avoidance of magnesium-rich carbs in general, and a decrease of this mineral in our soils due to chemical-farming versus organic.
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This weekend I had a friend in town from Chicago.
While we ended up visiting a variety of Festivals and a Neighborhood yard sale, one of the more entertaining things we did was to visit the Wellington Pub in Broad Ripple.
The Wellington is a part of the Corner Wine Bar, which itself is a fine place to grab a meal. However, on Friday and Saturday nights around 9pm, the wine cellar is transformed to an intimate setting of Banjos, guitars, humor, and fun!
This is one of my favorite things to do in Indianapolis and my out of state guests, always enjoy their time. The music is fun and the band does a great job of incorporating the audience. Whether it is asking for suggestions or making someone pass along their "Yellow Band Can" you are sure to have a smile on your face by the time you leave.
This place often seems like a lesser known secret....and often like a secret known by too many. It is sometimes difficult to get a table, so be sure to get there early.
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GK | 5-7 | Cary, Ill. | Cary-Grove
PRE-COLLEGE: 2008 Fox Valley All-Sectional team ... Three-time Fox Valley All-Conference team ... 2008 Illinois HSSCA All-Sectional team ... Two-time Northwest Hearld All-Area team ... Member of Illinois ODP team (2005) ... Four year starter at goalkeeper ... 2008 Pioneer Press Great Northwest team ... Played for Eclipse Select Soccer Club ... Club team twice ranked No. 1 in the nation by Soccer America (2007-08) ... State Cup finalist (2005) ... WAGS Champion (2007).
PERSONAL: Full name is Alexandra Joan Holland ... Majoring in mathematics ... Chose USC over College of Charleston, Arkansas State and Francis Marion ... Born April 21, 1991 ... Has one sister, Erin ... Parents are John and Renee Holland.
Why USC?: I chose USC because of many different reasons. I love the campus, coaches and team. I feel USC is a great fit for me. Also, I am from Chicago and I wanted to go to school in the south for warmer weather.
GK | 5-6 | Yorba Linda, Calif. | Mater Dei
PRE-COLLEGE: Participated in Adidas ESP Camp (June 2007) ... Named to Adidas ESP camp All-Star team ... 2008 Region IV ODP Invitational Camp participant ... Member of California ODP team ... Member of ODP Region IV team ... National Pool Player (2006) ... Two-time All Los Angeles Southern Section (All-CIF) selection (2007-08) ... Named All-League in 2007 ... Played for Slammers FC club team in Newport Beach, Calif. ... Captain of nationally ranked high school team and club team that was ranked No. 3 in the nation ... Region IV Far West Regional Champions ... Three-time Cal South State Champion (2006-08) ... Club team won six consecutive Surf Cups ... Nike Cup and Youth National Gothia Cup champion with Slammers FC ... Also played varsity basketball at Mater Dei.
PERSONAL: Full name is Darien Alyxandra Vercillo ... Majoring in sports management ... Chose USC over Tennessee, Southern California and Dartmouth ... Born June 8, 1991 ... Has two brothers ... Parents are Tony and Kim Vercillo.
Why USC?: It's a home away from home. The Southeast mentality is a different but good change of pace. It is the right fit for my personality, and I couldn't imagine anywhere better.
F | 5-5 | Greenville, S.C. | JL Mann
PRE-COLLEGE: Two-time NSCAA/adidas All-Region team (2007-08) ... Two-time All-State selection (2006, 2008) ... 2008 NSCAA Scholar All-American ... Two-time Peach Blossom II-AAA All-State selection (2006, 2008) ... Three-time Peach Blossom All-Region selection (2006-08) ... Four-year member of South Carolina ODP team (2005-08) ... Three-time JL Mann Outstanding Offensive Player (2006-08) ... Played for six-time state champion CESA club team ... Region III Champion (2006) ... Member of National Honor Society ... Ranked 7th in high school class.
PERSONAL: Full name is Virginia Rae Wilson ... Majoring in business ... Chose USC over Furman ... Born February 17, 1991 ... Has an older brother, Luke ... Parents are Jimmy and Kathy Wilson.
Why USC?: I have always wanted to go to a SEC school. I loved the girls on the team and the campus. When I came on my visit I knew that South Carolina was where I wanted to go.
D | 5-6 | Greensboro, N.C. | North Carolina School of Science & Math
PRE-COLLEGE: Two-time All-State selection (2007-08) ... Three-time All-Conference and All-Region (2006-08) ... Two-time participant at ODP Region Camp ... Played for GYSA Greensboro Twisters club team ... Spent five years as captain of club team that won six state championships (2001-05; 2007-08) ... State semifinalist in 2006 ... Two-time Region III runner-up (2006-07) ... Scholar athlete that was accepted to NC School of Science and Match after beginning career at Ragsdale High School.
PERSONAL: Full name is Brittany London DeWitt ... Majoring in nursing ... Chose USC over Western Carolina, Florida State, UNC Greensboro and Charlotte ... Born January 22, 1991 ... Has two brothers and one sister ... Sister, Brooke, played soccer at Greensboro College ... Mother is Candace DeWitt.
Why USC?: I really loved the campus atmosphere. It is beautiful here, and I knew it was for me when I came to visit. I also really loved the team chemistry and wanted to be a part of that.
F/MF | 5-10 | Duluth, Ga. | Greater Atlanta Christian School
PRE-COLLEGE: Named to Gwinnett Goal Club's All-County team of the year (2007-08) ... Four year member of Georgia ODP team (2004-08) ... Four-year ODP Region Camp participant (2004-08) ... Gwinnett Goal Club Offensive Player of the Year (2008) ... State finalist for Wendy's High School Heisman ... Invited to England to train and play with West Ham United Premiership Ladies Team ... Played for NASA (2004-08) and Norcross Fury (2008-09) club teams ... Region III Premier League Top 5 point leader in 2006, finishing with a No. 2 ranking ... 2008 State Cup Champion ... 2007 Disney Showcase Champion ... Two-time Regionals semifinalist (2007-08) ... Region III Premier League finalist (2007).
PERSONAL: Full name is Samantha Leanne Abrahart ... Majoring in elementary education ... Chose USC over Samford, Princeton, Florida State, Miami and Georgia ... Born November 19, 1990 ... Has two brothers and one sister ... Parents are James and Jacqui Abrahart.
Why USC?: I loved everything about the school - the campus, the team, the coaches, and most of all, the atmosphere. Ultimately, it was the perfect fit for me. I am so excited about getting to play at the next level.
D/F | 5-6 | Gainesville, Ga. | Chestatee
PRE-COLLEGE: 2008 NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-Region ... Georgia high school Player of the Year (2008) ... Three-time First Team All-Area selection (2006-08) ... Two-time team MVP (2007-08) ... Set school record for most goals scored in one season ... Finished second in Region 7AAA for goals scored ... Four year starter and two-time Best Offense Award winner ... ... Super Y National ODP camp (2004-06) ... Played for Atlanta Fire United club team (2002-09) ... Super Y North American Finals (2006) ... Semifinalist at Disney Qualifier (2008) and finalist at Disney Showcase (2009) ... Club team was state cup finalist in 2006 ... Three-time Super Y South Atlantic Champions (2004-06) ... Played in Region 3 Premier League (2005-08) ... Played in State Cup Final Four for eight consecutive years (2002-09).
PERSONAL: Full name is Megan Elizabeth Fligg ... Majoring in early childhood education ... Chose USC over Kentucky, Clemson, Francis Marion and High Point ... Born October 2, 1990 ... Has one brother, Ryan ... Father (Matt Fligg) worked as an undergraduate assistant coach at USC while his father, Jack Fligg, served as an assistant coach from 1975-82, serving as offensive coordinator during George Rogers' Heisman season ... Uncle (Steven Carl Raible) played football at Georgia Tech and six years for the expansion team Seattle Seahawks (1976-81) ... Mother (Mary) was a gymnast at Western Kentucky ... Parents are Matt and Mary Fligg.
Why USC?: When I first visited South Carolina, I just got this awesome feeling that this is where I belong. The coaches and players are very welcoming, and the whole USC atmosphere is definitely what I want to be a part of.
MF | 5-6 | Duluth, Ga. | Peachtree Ridge
PRE-COLLEGE: Four-time All-Region selection (2006-09) ... Two-time All-County (2007, 2009) ... Two-time Georgia "Super Six" selection (2007, 2009) ... 2009 Gwinnett County "Super Six" featured player ... Georgia high school 5A soccer points leader in 2007 ... Two-time First Team All-Star (2006, 2008) ... Leading goal scorer for Peachtree Ridge High School ... Four-time high school scholar athlete (2006-09) ... Seven-year member of Georgia ODP team (2001-07) ... Region III Camp (2004-07) ... Two-time participant at Super Y ODP National Camp (2005-06) ... Played for Atlanta Fire club team ... Club team captain since U-12 ... Club team was state cup finalist in 2006 ... Three-time Super Y South Atlantic Champions (2004-06) ... Played in State Cup Final Four for eight consecutive years (2002-09).
PERSONAL: Full name is Christine Marie Watts ... Undecided major ... Chose USC over Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, Clemson and Ole Miss ... Born September 6, 1990 ... Has three sisters and one brother ... Father played football at Tennessee from 1977-79 ... Mother was a gymnast at Georgia ... sister (Amanda) played soccer at Tennessee and Carson-Newman ... Parents are John and Barbara Watts.
Why USC?: USC is only 3 hours away from home. I also wanted to go to a D1 school that had a big football team. The soccer coaching staff is amazing, and I really like the soccer girls. As soon as I stepped foot on USC's campus, I knew I was supposed to spend the next four years of my life there. The campus is gorgeous and very welcoming.


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Isbn-10: 0500511519 | Isbn-13: 9780500511510 | Publish date: 01/09/2003 | Edition New Ed
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Lawyers Seek to Block Texas Execution, Citing Oklahoma Case
Lawyers for a Texas inmate who is set to be executed next week are asking that his execution be blocked, citing last week's bungled execution in Oklahoma.
Maurie Levin, a law professor at the University of Texas and the lead attorney in the appeal filed today in federal court in Houston, says the situation in Texas is similar to the situation in Oklahoma, where an inmate died of a heart attack shortly after his execution by lethal injection was ordered halted.
"The botched execution in Oklahoma has made it clear that the significant risk of a tortuous death is a very real threat when states aren't required to facilitate executions with transparence, accountability and disclosure of the sort sought, and denied, in Oklahoma," Levin said.
Clayton Lockett was suffering from clear pain and discomfort after the needle delivering the first of a three drug cocktail became dislodged during his execution.
Texas prison spokesman Robert Hurst said the Oklahoma experience will not affect Texas, which carries out more executions than any other state.
"Texas does not use the same drugs," Hurst told 1200 WOAI news. "We use a single lethal dose of pentobarbital and have done so since 2012."
Texas has declined to state where it obtains the drugs it uses for lethal injection executions. Most major pharmaceutical companies include operations in Europe, and the European Union does not allow drugs connected to European firms to be sold for execution purposes, so Texas is believed to obtain its drugs from an independent 'compounding pharmacy.'
"These compounding pharmacies operate outside of FDA oversight, making it impossible to know if the drugs have been properly prepared and tested in order to ensure the execution will be carried out in a manner that comports with the Constitution," Levin said.
She says Texas is 'known' to possess midazalom, the drug that was being injected into Lockett when he suffered the reaction.
"We don't know what Texas uses, we don't know what they are going to use in the future," Levin told 1200 WOAI news Tuesday. "They have the unilateral power to change the drugs they use in the future.
Robert James Campbell, 41, is set to be executed May 13th for the 1991 murder of Alexandra Rendon. The 20 year old Houston bank teller was abducted by Campbell and a co defendant while she was putting gas in her car, robbed, raped, and then taken to a field where Campbell told her to 'run.' As she was running, Campbell shot her in the back and left her to die.


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Investors are turning to the skies to make money, betting on aerospace giant Boeing Co. to keep racking up airplane orders and profits.
Boeing shares soared to a record high on Monday after the Chicago-based company said it signed more than $100-billion (U.S.) in orders at the Dubai Airshow, which include its new 777X passenger jet.
The stock has nearly doubled over the past year, driven by strong growth in the commercial aircraft sector as more airlines buy new planes and replace old ones with more fuel-efficient models.
The shares are outperforming other aircraft-maker names such as Canada's Bombardier Inc. and Brazil's Embraer SA, and are in line with rival Airbus parent, EADS NV.
While there is some concern that Boeing shares are flying too high, alongside a lift in other airline and aerospace industry stocks, analysts are bullish on Boeing and its huge order backlog.
"I like it," said Cowen and Co. analyst Cai von Rumohr. "Right now they seem to be in a pretty good place."
Boeing has increased production of its popular 737, 777 and 787 airplanes, citing strong demand for new planes.
The company has a huge $415-billion backlog, which is more than 4.5 times estimated 2013 sales, according to Morningstar Inc. analyst Neal Dihora.
Mr. Dihora now predicts sales to grow by 6 per cent annually, up from previous forecasts of 4 per cent, "driven by achieving higher production rates sooner."
Boeing's strength comes despite highly publicized battery-related problems on its 787 Dreamliner earlier this year and concerns its defence division would be a drag on profits, due to growing government cutbacks.
D. A. Davidson & Co. analyst J.B. Groh increased his price target on Boeing after the company raised its full-year earnings guidance last month, but said its defence division – which represents about 40 per cent of revenues – is a concern.
"While Boeing is executing well and the strength of the commercial backlog is undeniable, we prefer names with lower defence-related exposure," Mr. Groh said in a note, after moving his target to $140 from $115. He has a "hold" rating on the stock.
The consensus among analysts is that Boeing shares will hit $145 over the next 12 months, with price targets ranging between $124 and $175.
Boeing stock hit $142 on Monday, before closing at $138.36, up $2.28, on the New York Stock Exchange. Boeing shares are up about 95 per cent over the past year, while the Dow has climbed by about 25 per cent.
Analysts expect Boeing's momentum to continue. Among the 27 analysts that cover the stock, 11 have a "strong buy," 12 recommend it as a "buy" and four say "hold," according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
The stock isn't cheap, trading at about 18 times next year's earnings estimates, compared with 13 times for Embraer and nine times for Bombardier, according to data compiled by S&P Capital IQ. Defence companies Northrop Grumman Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. are also cheaper at 13 times earnings.
Still, many analysts continue to see Boeing as a good investment.
"We believe multiples at the upper end of the historical range are appropriate considering the strength of the commercial aerospace cycle," according to a recent note from Canaccord Genuity analyst Ken Herbert, who has a $150 price target on Boeing and a "buy" rating.
Compared with Bombardier and its CSeries jets, analysts believe Boeing and Airbus are still more competitive.
"[Boeing] is in the good part of the cycle, where Bombardier is still in the risk part of the cycle. They've been late on the CSeries. Will they be late again?" said Cowen and Co.'s Mr. von Rumohr, who has a "buy" on Boeing and $175 price target.
Gordon Reid, chief executive of Toronto-based Goodreid Investment Counsel Corp., said his firm chose Boeing as an investment because of its industry dominance.
"Boeing is the kingpin of the aerospace industry," said Mr. Reid, whose firm has been buying the stock since 2008. "We continue to be a buyer of the stock, but if it continues to run at the same pace it has in the last few months … we'll have some decisions to make."
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Desc: In this modernized version of the Conan Doyle characters, using his detective plots, Sherlock Holmes lives in early 21st century London and acts more cocky towards Scotland Yard's detective inspector Lestrade because he's actually less confident. Doctor Watson is now a fairly young veteran of the Afghan war, less adoring and more active.
Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Year: 2014


text: Tichenor takes us from vibrant nineteenth-century politics that propelled expansive European admissions and Chinese exclusion to the draconian restrictions that had taken hold by the 1920s, including racist quotas that later hampered the rescue of Jews from the Holocaust. American global leadership and interest group politics in the decades after World War II, he argues, led to a surprising expansion of immigration opportunities. In the 1990s, a surge of restrictionist fervor spurred the political mobilization of recent immigrants. Richly documented, this pathbreaking work shows that a small number of interlocking temporal processes, not least changing institutional opportunities and constraints, underlie the turning tides of immigration sentiments and policy regimes. Complementing a dynamic narrative with a host of helpful tables and timelines, Dividing Lines is the definitive treatment of a phenomenon that has profoundly shaped the character of American nationhood.


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Renaissance Heroes: Welcome To First-Person Shooting In The 16th Century
The colourful, lightening-paced free-to-play combat game just might be the first 16th century shooter ever. Adopting a distinctive Renaissance-era backdrop (hence the name), players step into the shoes of one of seven distinctive, customizable characters, and then unleash hell with a variety of cool steampunk weapons – which look like they've come fresh out of a fantasy Leonardo Da Vinci workshop.
Boasting maps that take in everything from Venetian palaces to moody graveyards, and an approach and aesthetic that adds real innovation to the classic arena-shooter genre, the game invites you to run-and-gun Renaissance-style.
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We've done this successfully before, do you fancy reading something that may (or may not) be different to your usual choice?
Like the other swaps we do, send in your name and address details and in return you will receive the name of someone else. All you have to do then is decide which of your books you want to pass on, and post it off. Simples!
MissP, Christiesgal, BonnieBeth and myself have already expressed an interest on the book swap site thread, who else wants to join in?


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Brian McDermott revealed the Leeds United team he had prepared on Friday for the match with Huddersfield was changed overnight following his apparent dismissal.
McDermott, who returned to training yesterday and now appears to have been reinstated as manager, tried to shed some light on a bizarre few days at the club.
McDermott ran through the timeline of events, which started with him receiving a phone call from a lawyer acting for prospective new owner Massimo Cellino on Friday night saying he was being sacked.
He then followed Saturday's 5-1 win over Huddersfield on television before reading about his reinstatement on his iPad.
He said: "The only thing I was thinking on Friday night was to get a result. I set the team up on Friday, it was changed overnight, (assistant) Nigel Gibbs changed the team back."
It was not immediately clear who made the changes to McDermott's team. Even more mysterious was the new player at training yesterday, whom McDermott said arrived on transfer deadline day without his knowledge.
"We have an Italian player," McDermott added. "I'm not sure the deal has been ratified (by the Football League). I don't know the player, he came on deadline day. If the player has been ratified he will get the utmost respect and opportunity if we feel he can help us."
McDermott admitted he had found the whole situation "very odd".
"You have to be the owner of the football club to bring players to that football club and sack the manager," he said. "I did think it was strange."
McDermott revealed he had gone against advice from people in the game by returning, saying he could not walk away from the club.
He said: "I am Leeds United manager and I want to be Leeds United manager.
"I have spoken to a lot of really important people in the game who said 'you shouldn't go back'. I was never going to walk away from this job. There's no way I would leave the staff I've got here, the players and the supporters."
McDermott said he had received assurances from current owners Gulf Finance House (GFH) Capital that he would be responsible for all football matters.


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PlanetFitness celebrates their Judgement Free Zone® (yes, that's a ®), with FIVE MILLION THANKYOU'S and this video of a group doing Pilatumba or kung-fu fighting dancing ladies. I'm scared. Planetfitness is not like this.
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"Sick of a watercraft trailer that doesn't work well, I decided that a better model was needed," said an inventor from Norfolk, Va.
To meet this need, he created a prototype of the Improved Trailer for Boats and Individual Water Crafts, which is easier to use than conventional trailers. It enables a user to get from truck to trailer without getting wet and enhances visibility of reverse lights when backing up. Overall, it avoids hassle and stress. The trailer is ideal for boats, jet skis and other watercraft.
The original design was submitted to the Virginia Beach office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 13-VBL-432, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.


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Second year head coach Joe Legerski and the University of Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team will open up with their first practice of the 2004-05 season Saturday, October 16 at 2:00 p.m., in the Arena Auditorium.
Legerski welcomes back three starters and ten letterwinners from last year's squad that finished 11-18 overall, 6-8 in the Mountain West Conference, which included the first ever Mountain West Conference Tournament victory in school history. Two Cowgirls garnered All-Conference awards as Legerski earned MWC Coach of the Year honors in his first year with the program.
The Cowgirls' first practice will begin on Saturday afternoon from 2:00-5:00 p.m., with another on Sunday, also from 2:00-5:00 p.m. Practices will continue on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of the following week with a session each day from 1:30-4:00 p.m. For regular practice times during the season, please contact Amy Dambro with UW Athletics Media/Public Relations, 307-766-2269.
"The players as well as the coaching staff are excited about the official start of the season," said head coach Joe Legerski. "We had a great preseason with conditioning as well as individual workouts. Now it's time to carry that over into a team practice situation."
The Cowgirls' will open up the 2004-05 regular season with one of two exhibition games against Adams State, on Thursday Nov. 4, at 7:00 p.m., in the Double A. They will open the regular season on the road in Manhattan, Kansas, Friday, Nov. 29 at 5:00 p.m. MT, as they face Big 12 Champion Kansas State. BYU and Utah will be the first Mountain West Conference opposition for the Cowgirls, on Thursday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 15, in Provo and Salt Lake City.


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Dividend Yield: 1.8%
Our next guru is one of my very favorites, Mohnish Pabrai.
If you haven't read Pabrai's book, The Dhandho Investor, you are costing yourself money. It's one of the best books on value investing written in the last decade. However, while I love following Pabrai, I'm not the biggest fan of his current portfolio, which is too concentrated and too heavy in banks for my liking.
That said, natural gas exploration and development company Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) is a fairly recent addition worth noting.
Calling Chesapeake a "dividend stock" might be a stretch, as it yields only 1.8% and it operates in a risky business in which dividend cuts are a real possibility. Its high debt levels and a scandal last year involving outgoing CEO Aubrey McClendon have soured investor sentiment toward the stock.
This is a riskier play than, say, Archer Daniels Midland, but Chesapeake is a good way to play a long-term boom in natural gas, and Pabrai is betting heavily that the worst is behind the company. As of his most recent filings, Pabrai's fund had 17% of its portfolio in Chesapeake.


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The number of Florida panthers remaining in the wild is estimated to range between 100 and 120, a release from the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said Wednesday. The nature of the recent deaths is troubling, the group said, as more and more panthers are dying from "intraspe more . . .
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According to John Lennon, in relation to the song "day tripper":
"Day trippers are people who go on a day trip, right? Usually on a ferryboat or something. But it was kind of - you know, 'you're just a weekend hippie'. Get it?"
She works a 9-5 job, but on weekends, she's a day tripper.
–noun a person who goes on a trip, esp. an excursion, lasting all or part of a day but not overnight.
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Hybrid OR's are becoming standard issue at leading hospitals. We will review a case where Integrated Technology Planning was applied to a Hybrid OR and see how this approach proved critical to the project's successful delivery and its prospect for long-term viability.
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The attack itself was to avenge the assassination of Mr Saadat's predecessor, Abu Ali Mustafa, by Israel.
Mr Saadat - a second-generation PFLP leader - has been in Palestinian custody since early 2002.
He is the highest-ranking Palestinian political figure arrested by the Palestinian Authority.
He was moved to Jericho under international supervision in a deal to lift Israel's siege of Yasser Arafat's Ramallah compound in May 2002.
He belongs to what is known as the movement's "insiders", those who stayed in the West Bank and Gaza rather than going into exile.
Mr Saadat, who trained as a maths teacher, is a veteran of the first Palestinian intifada. Before being arrested by the Palestinians, he had spent some 10 years in Israeli jails, on eight separate occasions.
It is reported that it was his work with other detainees that led to his appointment to the PFLP's ruling body, its politburo.
"He has good contacts and is a man of the people. He is a charismatic figure," Abdul Bari Atwan, editor of pan-Arab newspaper al-Quds al-Arabi, said at the time of his arrest.
His predecessor, Abu Ali Mustafa, was a member of the "old guard" of exiled leaders based in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
As a result, analysts say Mr Mustafa was not as familiar with the situation on the ground in the Palestinian territories as his successor and was not thought to have had the full backing of the PFLP membership.
Mr Saadat took over as leader of the PFLP in October 2001, two months after Mr Mustafa was assassinated in an Israeli attack on his office.
His election was widely seen as a move to consolidate the PFLP's presence in the West Bank and Gaza.
Mr Mustafa's move back to the Palestinian territories under Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority was seen as an indirect acceptance of the Oslo peace plan negotiated with Israel.
Mr Saadat, however, was seen as a more radical leader and more loyal to the "original" principles of PFLP founder and former leader George Habash.
When he took over the reins of the PFLP, Mr Saadat vowed to avenge the assassination of Mr Abu Ali.
Shortly afterwards, the group assassinated Rehavam Zeevi.
This, analysts say, was a popular move among militants and one that reinvigorated the organisation.
The PFLP combines Arab nationalism with Marxist Leninist ideology and sees the destruction of Israel as integral to its struggle to remove Western influence from the Middle East.


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Re: file association
On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Veit Elser wrote:
> Is there a painless way to transfer notebooks created on the Linux
> platform to the Mac OS without the file association being lost? I've
> tried a number of things, but the result is always a file that
> Mathematica 4.1 (running under OS 9.1) cannot open. It is possible to
> open these files as text and paste into an empty Mathematica notebook.
> However, this is cumbersome and almost impossible for large notebooks
> with lots of postscript graphics. Support people, both at Wolfram and
> Apple, didn't have a solution.
To transfer a file completely from Linux to MacOS, do the following:
1) Transfer the notebook file using a method that translates end of line
characters properly. ASCII mode transfers under FTP fit this definition.
The key is that the linefeed characters in the Linux file need to be
tranlsated into carriage returns in MacOS. If such a transfer method is
not available, you could also use a freeware or shareware utility on the
downloaded file.
2) Set the type/creator combination for the downloaded file to 'TEXT' and
'OMEG' respectively. Check to see if your file transfer program provides
a way to specify this automatically either by the file's MIME type or file
extension. If not use another utility to do the job after the transfer.
The Apple utilities FileTyper and ResEdit are capable of doing this.
There might be third-party freeware or shareware that will do this via a
drag-and-drop operation to reduce the number of mouse clicks and
A similar problem arises for people who send notebooks as MIME
attachments. Wolfram Research Technical Support provides an FAQ on this
topic that includes step-by-step instructions on how to use ResEdit to
change type and creator information.
For more information from Apple's website, visit their knowledge base
and request article ID 55381 -- "Mac OS: File Type and Creator Codes, and
File Formats".
P.J. Hinton
User Interface Programmer paulh at wolfram.com
Wolfram Research, Inc.
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So last weekend I went to the Days of Terror festival/convention. It is a little show in Sacramento, CA that I had been to before when it was the Sacramento Sci-Fi/Horror Festival. This year had some old friends that I had met at previous conventions so I was looking forward to it, and the chance to see some more of my favorite indie horror flicks for a $20 entrance fee. The show was pretty well set up, a large vendor room and a medium sized area to meet the talent, with a screening room off to one side away from the crowds. We spent the first part of the day wandering through the vendors, meeting and talking with fans on both sides of the tables. We chatted with the local Ghostbusters fan club, fully decked out with packs and a pickup that had been racked to look like the ectomobile, and we drooled over some of the awesome shirts and toys that were on display. We re-introduced ourselves to Eileen Dietz from The Exorcist, she is always a pleasure to talk to and is also a fan of horror as well as a star. The big one for us that day was getting to see The Black Dahlia Haunting since we have met Devanny Pinn and Brandon Slagle in the past and they always come up with good films. This one was another one that hit it out of the park, a supernatural horror take on the real life murder story that just sucks you in and gives a great ride. Britt Griffith of Ghost Hunters is in a lead role as well, so he was there to help promote the film as well. As always the best part is the Q&A after the films, hearing what they had to do to get the film made and how they went about the art of filmmaking is a joy for me and once again they came with tales of comedy and tragedy to share. This was a low budget film, like, first used car as a teenager budget, and yet they still manage to get it all in there and keep it from looking cheap. When I think of indie films this is what I point to as a sign that we are seeing the future where passion and talent will get out there in spite of the money and politics of the industry. Brandon just makes damn good films, and these actors like Devanny and Britt bring all the skill needed to make drug store makeup and flashlights into as real a setting as any production stage. If you see this film near you, go watch it and see what I mean.
Sac-Con was the next day, it was all about comics/anime/video games but with heavy emphasis on comics. I took a friend of mine who is a damn good comic artist even if he doesn't believe it, and we wandered around meeting the various artists who had tables set up and chatted with the vendors that day too. The video game part was set up by a local shop, Once Upon A Video Game, and they had a dozen old school systems set up to play on in one room. Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Neo Geo, Sega Master System, Atari 7800, all just sitting there waiting to be played again. They had a tournament as well, but since the quarter finals were decided by Street Fighter I declined to play. I am firmly in the 'button masher' category of player and so did not feel I would fare well should I have gotten that far. The vendors for this day ranged from a dozen obvious comic book shops with 12 for $10 comics for sale on tables loaded down with bankers boxes, to tables that had stuff that could easily have come from a persons garage or storage out to be sold to a new home. All the major stuff was there including action figures, toys, legos, models, shirts, and other trinkets and tchotchkes. I grabbed an inflatable Dragon Age sword for instance, an obvious convention giveaway that they had a dozen of for sale at $2 a piece. The artists all had their wares out as well as a number of them doing sketches whether of the guests or just random stuff that went up for sale. My friend managed to find one or two he could talk with and even pulled out his own work to share at one point with an artist he got along with. I have yet to go to one of the big shows, ComicCon or E3 are huge monsters with a pretty steep barrier to entry for the smaller fans anymore. These local shows are great for meeting your neighbors that share your interests as well as letting you geek out in a safe environment for a day. Oh, before I forget, there were a number of excellent cosplayers there as well, along with the local 501st, and I would be remiss if I did not mention the two guys who came as claptraps. Excellent use of cardboard, and they went the extra mile by including the LED light on the front. My rule of thumb, if you cannot open a door, you've got a pretty good costume.


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The results from recent work at the confluence of Deer Creek and the Lower Yuba River mean good news for spawning Central Valley Chinook salmon, according to scientists at the Nevada City-based non-profit Sierra Streams Institute.
Survey results show a four-fold increase this year in the number of salmon redds, or nests, compared to last year in Deer Creek's critically important habitat reach, one of the final spawning areas before fish passage is blocked by Englebright Dam, according to a Friday news release issued by Sierra Streams.
Sierra Streams Institute received grant funding to improve conditions for spawning salmon from Bella Vista Foundation, a San Francisco-based foundation that funds ecosystem restoration work in California and Oregon.
Throughout the month of September, the nonprofit's scientists and their partners removed large rocks that armored the streambed and prevented spawning,and placed 250 tons of suitably sized gravels and small cobbles that are needed by spawning salmon to build their redds, the release states. Upstream dams now block these naturally occurring gravels.
Yuba Blue Boulders owner Ralph Mullican granted crucial access to the creek for the work and provided heavy equipment and expertise, the release states. The project was designed in consultation with Mullican and CSU Sacramento Professor Tim Horner.
Justin Wood, project manager and river scientist at Sierra Streams Institute, continues to monitor the arrival of spawning salmon and notes that about 90 percent of this year's spawning activity has occurred in the three areas of the spawning reach that were restored in this project.
Salmon and other anadromous fish — species that live their adult lives in the ocean but move into freshwater streams to reproduce — are threatened all over the west because of dams, as well as degradation of habitat and water quality. Because Englebright Dam now blocks much of the Yuba River's historic spawning range, restoration of Deer Creek's spawning habitat is a critical part of efforts to reverse years of population declines.
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