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Shoemaker Skechers is facing several lawsuits due to defects in its Shape-Ups toning shoes that allow people to roll their ankles, resulting in falls, bone fractures, and broken ankles.
Shape-Ups are athletic shoes with rounded bottoms. When used properly, they are meant to have a smattering of health benefits, including improved posture, reduced back pain, and leg muscle activation. They are not meant to be worn while running or playing sports that require quick changes in velocity, and the company recommends people acquire a sense of balance while wearing them before doing it for extended periods of time.
An independent study by the University of Wisconsin found that the Skechers' claims that Shape-Ups can improve fitness, muscle tone, and strength are scientifically unsupported.
The design of Shape-Ups has led to many injuries and lawsuits. These lawsuits allege that Skechers advertisements led people to purchase Shape-Ups to improve their health, but were instead injured because of the shoe's poor design. Some people have suffered multiple bone fractures and have had to go through more than one surgery to repair the damage to their body. In some cases, injured customers had to have metal screws implanted. Companies have an obligation to manufacture products that are safe, and can be held accountable for injuries caused by defects and malfunctions.


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Some subtle genius working with an organized crime gang in Russia or China must be up for the Virus Writer's Hall of Fame for "an infestation" of virii that was not only able to scour all the networks of City College of San Francisco for personal banking and financial data, but do it secretly for a dozen years.
The first virus was discovered shortly after Thanksgiving, when an external security monitoring service flagged a single workstation in one computer lab as being infected with a keylogger, which College CTO David Hotchkiss immediately shut down, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
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At least seven viruses or variants of the same virus have infected the college district's administrative, instructional and wireless networks and, probably, any personal computers or flash drives that connected to the network since the infestation began – in 1999.
The viruses are dormant during the day, but activate themselves at night to scour the network looking for personal identity or financial data, which they send to a total of 723 IP addresses in Russia, China, Iran, the U.S. and at least six other countries according to the Associated Press.
Some of the addresses are connected with the Russian Business Network, a criminal organization specializing in theft and resale of personal and financial data, Hotchkiss said.
The Russian Business Network also operated what Symantec calls "the grandaddy of online hosting networks for criminals" until the organization itself broke up in 2008. Individual former members are still collecting stolen data from sites infected with RBM malware years ago, a Symantec spokesperson said.
"We looked in the system and discovered these things were all over the place," John Rizzo, president of the college's Board of Trustees, told the AP.
Colleges and universities are notoriously porous– to the point servers owned by them are often used even by non-student hackers as proxies to hide their origins, storage locations for stolen data and as broadcast facilities for malware mailings.
And that's in addition to hacking done both to and from University systems by hackers-in-training who actually are enrolled in the university.
City College of San Francisco had particularly bad security, according to Hotchkiss, who took over as CTO in July of 2010.
Shortly before Hotchkiss arrived, the IT staff installed a firewall that cut off access to porn sites – until faculty members complained that students needed access to porn sites for research.
Access to the porn sites, and the viruses they often distribute, was returned.
The rest of City College's security wasn't anything to brag about, either. The cash-strapped school rarely had any money to spare for antivirus software, or any other type of security according to IEEE Spectrum.
A set of rigid policies that made it difficult to decide to make changes to security, let alone implement them, made it difficult to adapt security in even the most basic ways.
"When I found out they hadn't changed passwords in over 10 years, I hit the roof," Hotchkiss told the Chronicle.
Even after months of logging and analyzing data from the viruses already identified, Hotchkiss and the City College IT crew are no closer to cleaning out or securing the network.
They're going through the College's 17 computer systems one by one to identify where the infections are and what types of information they had stolen and are preparing to notify, in accordance with state law, everyone whose personal information might have been stolen through City College sites.
Hotchkiss, the City College IT department and external service provider that identified the infection in the first place haven't even identified everyone who might be at risk or identified other potential areas in which the school's systems may have been penetrated.
Right now Hotchkiss and the administration are worried about what other security catastrophes might still be hiding under the surface at City College. Even the most stealthy virus couldn't stay hidden for a dozen years without equally outstanding levels of negligence and carelessness from the virus hunters. With that level of inattention even 12 years worth of uninterrupted virus infection and data theft may be just the tip of the iceberg.

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Reference: Felony assault arrest
At 12:35 AM on Wednesday, June 26th, the Portsmouth Police Department responded to the Red Door lounge located at 107 State Street for a fight. One of the patrons had sustained facial lacerations when struck on the face by a cocktail glass. The patron was transported by ambulance to the Portsmouth Hospital where they were treated and released.
At the scene uniformed patrol officers took the suspect, subsequently identified as Tamara Wynn, into custody. Tamara Wynn is charged with Second Degree Assault, a class B felony. She was released on $3,000 personal recognizance bail and is scheduled to be arraigned in the Portsmouth District Court on 7-21-08.
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Siemens sees itself as a good corporate citizen, a respected member of society in all 190countries where they do business - that is, in practically every part of the world. In the courseof their activities, they encounter a great variety of challenges and expectations regardingbusiness, society and the environment. Nonetheless, the concrete projects they implement atthe local level are in line with certain overriding priorities. Siemens top priority is fosteringeducation. Siemens Generation21 worldwide education program provides support for children atpreschools and students at schools and universities. Activities range from experiments inscience and technology for children, organizing school competitions, providing teachingmaterials and cooperating with partner schools to supporting universities in many countriesaround the world.
Because knowledge is the bridge on the road to the future in the 21st century. At Siemens,the future means: unleashing innovation, linking expertise, learning and cooperation, andthinking and acting globally. To ensure that this vision becomes reality, Siemens honorssocial responsibilities and fostering young people!
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|Dave Fulker with his Educom Medal. (Photo by Carlye Calvin.)
Colleges and universities across the nation are using innovative technologies to enhance learning in meteorology. For outstanding contributions in this area, the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and EDUCAUSE awarded the 1998 Educom Medal to Unidata director Dave Fulker. Dave received one of five 1998 Educom Medals at a 15 October presentation in Orlando, Florida.
The awards committee cites Dave's leadership and Unidata's success in providing universities with access to atmospheric and related data for use in science instruction. Unidata's Internet Data Distribution system puts current weather data in reach of colleges and universities of all sizes. Professors draw on the data not just for atmospheric science courses, but for instruction in oceanography, geography, geology, and earth systems science as well.
Dave also supervised the development of the netCDF (Network Common Data Form), a software library for storing and retrieving scientific data. The awards committee cited netCDF as a standard for exchanging data across commercial and noncommercial software systems.
UCAR president Rick Anthes calls Unidata "one of UCAR's most successful educational programs. The availability of current weather data through the Unidata program gives a wide range of university students across the nation a taste of real-world science. We are very proud of Dave's achievement and his selection for the AMS/EDUCAUSE award."
Dave is well known in Boulder as a musician. He recently concluded 34 years as principal trumpet with the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, where he remains on the board of directors. Dave is also a founding member of the Centennial Brass Quintet, which has performed at many NCAR and UCAR events during Dave's 32 years on staff.
An AMS committee selected Dave in light of his contributions toward education in meteorology; the other Educom Medal Award winners were selected by the American Academy of Religion, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Statistical Association, and the Linguistic Society of America. The Educom Medal is administered by EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit consortium of colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations, and corporations, with offices in Washington, D.C., and Boulder.


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I'm no Smash Bros. expert, but I at least favor myself an aficionado. I've gone enough laps on each game with enough people to know exactly which features are most loved, and which ones could use some improvement. That being said, you've got your own friends and have certainly developed your own ideas — those of which I'd love to hear, talk about, and mull over in the comments section below.
1) The Almighty Smash Ball
Some gamers love it, and most gamers hate it. Me, I love it. The Smash Ball was an awesome addition to Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and did more than just add another rudimentary item to the list. It's interesting, it adds challenge, and it's absolutely ridiculous. Fighting over the Smash Ball is an outright good time, and specials like Jiggly's over-puffed stage push are just ludicrously entertaining. But they could be better. Characters like Snake, Yoshi, and Pikachu feature controllable Smash specials — you can literally control where they fly, aim, and destroy. But the likes of Jiggly Puff, DK, and Kirby have more happenstance-oriented Smashes — they happen, and you just better hope someone's hanging around in the vicinity. Let's give more characters a little bit of stratagem.
2) Son Goku & A Little Bit of Pac-Attack
One of the best parts about Super Smash Bros. is the absolute multitude of characters. And with Namco Bandai behind this next one, there's some strange possibilities in the mix. Pac-Man, the Ms., Klonoa, Goku, Vegeta, Tekken dudes — you name it, they just might be in there. Let's make it happen, Namco.
3) More Detailed Stage Builder
I won't go into the dirty details, but I've seen some pretty funny stages in my day. The names, the infinite death traps, an entire platform made of just treadmills — these stages are a blast. While Brawl was Nintendo's first soiree in the ring of custom stage building, the next Super Smash Bros. would do well to build on those initial first steps. Let's see some fancy backdrops, deadly map interaction (I'm looking at you, Green Greens), and just a little more pizazz all around.
4) Wii U & 3DS Interaction, Off-TV Play
Given that the next Super Smash Bros. entry is coming both to the Nintendo Wii U and 3DS, the notion that the two will interact on some level is a strong one. If having a pocket-handy Smash game isn't the ultimate in deluxe features, multiplayer between it and the Wii U console would be a Nintendo fantasy fulfilled. Of course, we'd love to see some Off-TV action as well. Sharing the living room is all the rage now.
5) Improved Online & DLC
If these last few Nintendo Directs have shown anything, it's that more and more of Nintendo's content is being offered online. Fire Emblem: Awakening has a crazy amount of downloadable content, and New Luigi U is going to be available digitally in full. Super Smash Bros. is practically primed for extra content and downloadable features. More characters, character patches (ahem, Meta Knight), extra stages — the whole ball of wax. And if crowd-pleasing weren't a motive, the guaranteed paying Nintendo fanbase should be.
6) The Classics Revived
Classic Mode, All-Star, Boss fights, and even Subspace Emissary would do well to return in this next iteration. Super Smash Bros. is, at its core, a multiplayer-fueled game. But sometimes, you've got to go a few Smash games on your lonesome. These extra features keep a solitary Nintendo fan company on the rainiest of days, and are a staple of singleplayer Super Smash. And shut your trap, Subspace was fun.
Like I said, I'm no Super Smash tell-all master, but I do know which features should get the boot. There's not much that needs fixing in an already pretty perfect game, but there are some things I just plain don't like.
1) Attack of the Clones
Wolf, Falco, and Fox McCloud. What're you guys, brothers or something?
2) Big Guys Like Speed, Too
There was a time when Bowser could hold his own on the courts — and Brawl was not one of them. Both the King of Koopas and Dedede are just painful to play with. They lumber around, get knocked out easily, and swing at the speed of slow. Get these guys some Pegasus shoes or somethin', Nintendo.
3) I Stopped at 150
There was a time when I chucked Pokéballs, and actually knew which one I'd hatched. I don't know who half of these goons are anymore. Pokémon trainer was a nice nod in my generation's direction, but I'd love to see more of those original 150 out on the showroom floor. I'm not saying Smash should do away with newer, weirder looking Pokémon altogether, but asking Nintendo to throw some throwback Pokémon back into the mix.
4) I Will Destroy You, Resetti
Between Resetti and those Nintendog scoundrels, my Smash game has been salted. Both the Mr. and those gosh-darned pups are assist trophies that, ironically, don't help anyone. Your match will be in its waning minutes by the time Mr. Resetti decides to shut his axe-wielding trap, and those Nintendogs will be slobbering on your fancy LED long after the match has ended.
It's hard to believe, but the next Super Smash Bros. game is just two short weeks away from revealing itself. Heck, we might just get to play it, given it shows up at a Best Buy in our area. And let's not kid ourselves, this game has a lot to live up to. The last three Super Smash games have been absolute must-have brawlers, and you probably still play at least one of them today. Coming partly from Namco Bandai's pocket, this next entry has a thick layer of rumor a-swirling at all times. Which Namco characters will we see, which stages will be added, and just what does this all mean for the Smash Bros. franchise? No telling now, but let me know all of your speculative do's and don'ts in the comments section below.


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Lincoln Park charter school seeks new CEO
Nearly three months after its CEO stepped down, the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Midland is seeking a chief executive to lead it through an expansion/growth program.
Rebecca Manning, CEO of the Beaver County performing arts charter school since its founding in 2006, resigned in September in the wake of a federal fraud indictment against school founder Nick Trombetta.
Manning, who also was an executive at one of Trombetta's management companies, was not charged in the indictment, nor were operations at Lincoln Park questioned. She cited unspecified personal reasons in her resignation from her position that carried a base salary of $118,675.
More than 600 students in grades 7-12 from 58 school districts are enrolled at the school, which focuses on academics and pre-professional training in music, theater, dance, creative writing, health science arts and media arts.
"LPPACS seeks a lively, forward-thinking, collaborative and compassionate individual to take on the important responsibility of directing a high quality academic curriculum that is aligned with unique, first-class artistic training and education in the performing arts," Lincoln Park School Board President Chris Shovlin said in a statement.
Applications are being accepted through Dec. 10.
A full job description is post on the school's website, www.lppacs.org. It notes that the new CEO "must have significant hands-on teaching and school administrative experience."
Debra Erdley is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-320-7996 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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'Is dad all right in heaven?''
''Is it OK that we laugh and joke even though we are sad he is gone?''
These are some of the questions bereaved children have asked childhood grief counsellor Dianne McKissock.
About one in 20 children will have a parent who dies by the time they turned 16, she says, adding it is important to use the words death and dying instead of euphemisms. She says words like ''lose'' confuse children, who may wonder where their parent has gone.
A psychotherapist and relationship counsellor, McKissock opened the National Centre for Childhood Grief - often called ''a Friend's Place'' so children did not feel embarrassed saying where they were going - with her husband, Mal, nearly 20 years ago.
Little did they imagine they would soon be using their counselling skills with their own family.
Two years after they opened the centre, they had three grieving grandchildren when a daughter and a son-in-law (from separate families) died.
That loss, combined with her counselling work, prompted McKissock to write two books of fiction about grieving, including The Magic of Memories for older children.
A children's picture book with the same name will be launched this month. It is based on the stories McKissock told her grandchildren when they were grieving.
After counselling nearly 5000 bereaved children, McKissock says childhood grieving is often misunderstood.
''People have this idea that children are so resilient that they can adapt to anything and bounce back.'' She says it suits adults to think children recover more quickly than adults, because it gives them one less thing to worry about when coping with the death of a spouse or relative.
''Kids show grief differently,'' she says.
Often they'll be dry-eyed at the funeral, confusing adults, or they'll cry into their pillow when nobody can see them.
A small incident at school may trigger a disproportionate response, a huge flood of tears or a tantrum.
Bereaved children's biggest fear is that their surviving parent will die.
Another fear is that they will forget their dead parent, and not be able to recall how they smelt, how their voice sounded, what things they liked and what they had said.
''What they want more than anything is to bring that person back,'' McKissock says.
Counsellors do the next best thing by ''fattening memories'', to create rich and detailed memories, stories and images that a child can think about when they miss their parent.
Through these discussions, McKissock often feels she gets to know the child's dead parents extremely well. ''I know some of the loveliest dead people,'' she said.
The children are encouraged to tell stories and talk about their parent because each retelling of a story will gradually lessen the intensity of their grief.
''We know from our own experience and international research that children recover best when they remain connected to their parent who died,'' McKissock says. ''In the old days, people were encouraged to put grief behind them, and move on.''
She says grief was often misdiagnosed as depression, and people frequently underestimated how long it took to recover from a death.
In the old days, she said, people thought three months was enough to get over a death.
The McKissocks say one of their biggest achievements has been redefining the initial period of intense grief as two years.
Info and books from bereavementcare.com.au


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Movie Poster: Bhindi Bazaar
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Tushar Kapoor at the promo shoot of 'Love U Mr Kalakaar' in Filmcity
Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh at 'Band Baaja Baraat' promo shoot for Sony
Rahul Bose at 'Standard Chartered photo competition winners announcement' at Trident.
Deepti Naval at 'Memories in March' special screening at Fun
Mugdha Godse at Jeeva spa launch, Vashi.
Ace choreographer Shiamak Davar has been roped in to judge Zee TV's upcoming dance reality show "Dance Ke Superstar" where top contestants of the channel's flagship show "Dance India Dance" will compete against each other.
Preity and Salman on the sets of Guinness World Records at RK Studios
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Budget of IBSSA for 2010 - ANNEX 6
Budget of IBSSA for 2010
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Summer training camp in Tata city, Hungary organised by IBSSA Instructors
Between 2-6 August 2017 (from Wednesday till Sunday), a 5-day Ju-Jitsu, Karate, Krav-Maga and Military Close Combat training camp will be held in the organisation and with the participation of IBSSA Master Teachers and Instructors.
Information about special trainings in L.A. and Sacramento (CA), USA in 2017 - 2018
We wish to inform all our members that Dr. Antonio La SALANDRA - IBSSA Master Teacher of Self Defence will organise the following executive protection trainings, close combat and tactical arrest seminars in 2017 - 2018…
See the flyers below:
Report about a special Jiu Jitsu training in Ireland
On the 17th of June 2017 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend, Grand Master Rigan Machado – Honorary Member of IBSSA, and Dr. Antonio la Salandra – Master Teacher and Honorary Member of IBSSA were invited by the World Ju-Jitsu Federation (WJJF) Ireland to hold a grappling seminar in Belfast. Mr. Rigan Machado is an 8th Degree BJJ Black Belt and 8-time grappling world champion. He is currently based in Beverly Hills, USA, where he runs a successful BJJ academy.
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Tag! You're it!!!
How many times do we get tagged in random surveys? I probably get one a week. I have posted them as a regular blog post before, but honestly, I don't think that's the place for them. I considered adding them to my "About Me" page, but I don't think that's appropriate either. My solution? A random survey page. This way I can change and update them as I get tagged in more and more of them. The links below will take you to various surveys. I'll add more as I receive them. Perhaps you'll get tired of learning new things about me. I wouldn't blame you. Sometimes I feel the same way!


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Hi, I've got an ImageDataObjectManager nested in a DOM, but just can't get the images to display in created order (or any specified order for that matter) and cannot get drag&drop on those images either....any ideas out there?
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Discuss the DataObjectManager module, and the related ImageGallery module.
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Sorting in NestedDataObjectManager
Can you post the code you're using? What do you mean when you say drag-and-drop isn't working?
sorry, sorted it out just after I posted that one. Stupid mistake in my _config file that was stuffing it up.
For the record tho....what is the correct way to specify mulitple sortable classes in _config??
Yep, that explains it, thanks UC :)
I was trying to do:
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Federal Highway Administration
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Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology
Coordinating, Developing, and Delivering Highway Transportation Innovations
|This report is an archived publication and may contain dated technical, contact, and link information
Publication Number: FHWA-RD-95-176
Date: November 1996
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Task Analysis of ATIS/CVO Functions
The scenario task characterization process involved the systematic integration of task analysis information into operational sequence diagrams (OSDs). This process, as could be anticipated (e.g., Meister, 1985, p. 68; Baker, Johnson, Malone, & Malone, 1979), focused the attention of the task analysis participants on ATIS/CVO–related design issues. Among the most prominent of these were issues related to: (1) adverse user responses to ATIS/CVO features, and (2) molecular and molar system architecture. Considerations of these are followed by a general discussion of the identified issues and recommendations for addressing them in future work.
User Responses to ATIS/CVO Features
The task analysis process repeatedly suggested opportunities for users to respond to ATIS/CVO in ways that could have adverse consequences. Most prominent among these were opportunities for users to overrely on the system functions:
The first of these overreliance problems, it is important to note, has long been known to happen with the introduction of work–aiding automation. Kletz (1985), illustrating a simple example, considers the result of providing an automated flow–cutoff valve. Pertinently, this addition was made after a tank overflow incident when an inattentive worker failed to observe that an indicator had reached "full." This intuitively attractive automation initially appeared to provide for reducing the probability of an overfill (as the system would serve as a backup for the worker). Workers, however, began to divert their attention to other matters as they relied on the automated cutoff.
More relevant blind–following of automation can be found in other domains, particularly commercial aviation (e.g., Bittner, Kantowitz, & Bramwell, 1993). Based in part on these examples of "blind–following," the potential for their occurrence with ATIS/CVO appears certain (unless otherwise addressed). In Scenario P6 (appendix D), for example, the task analysis team observed the possibility of a driver blindly following routes selected by IRANS into high–crime areas of an unfamiliar city. Blind–following is one user response that points toward careful considerations of the appropriate way to automate functions (cf., Kantowitz, 1993).
Transitioning difficulties, the second of the overreliance problems, can be as problematical as the first. Bittner, Kantowitz, and Bramwell (1993), again in the context of automated cockpits, point out numbers of incidents where the transition from automation to manual task accomplishment proved difficult. Among the difficulties noted were problems of even deciding when to stop relying on dysfunctional automation. Analogous ATIS/CVO failures, it is noteworthy, were not specifically addressed during the present task analysis because of the astronomical numbers of modes of possible occurrence. Other transitioning difficulties occurred when pilots were required to become more involved in the control task after a long period where automation carried the decision–making load (i.e., transitioning from low workload to high workload). Alertness entering a city after driving a long open–road stretch using IRANS could, analogously, be more of a problem than currently is the case (given IRANS reductions in the navigational workload). These transitioning difficulties also require early consideration in future ATIS/CVO developments because of their profound safety implications. Fortunately, there is existing guidance for such user–centered considerations (e.g., Kantowitz, 1993).
System Architecture Issues
The task analysis process repeatedly revealed both molecular and molar architecture issues. Most prominently among the molecular issues were those concerning the nature of interfaces and coordination between ATIS/CVO elements. Regarding the interface issue, some task analysts (based in part on system proposals) could envision interfaces with linear key–entry input approaches. Others, in contrast, could envision more graphical trackball or analogous entry methods. Regardless of the arguments for and against one entry method versus another, analysts agreed that:
Clearly, resolving the nature of the ATIS/CVO interfaces is a major issue for their successful implementation and remains to be addressed in future work. The results of the present task analysis efforts should prove useful in future work aimed at resolving the interface issue, as they were conducted at the level just above where the interface nature is specified.
The task analysis process repeatedly identified a second molecular issue regarding the coordination between ATIS/CVO elements. Illustrating this, for example, are the transitions between IMSIS and IRANS in Scenario P6 (appendix D). If, as could be the case, the information from IMSIS (e.g., potential places to spend the night) could not readily be transferred to IRANS, then the driver would have to externally record the relevant information and reenter it into IRANS (for assistance in navigating). This, of course, would require a good deal of driver effort and thereby severely reduce the utility of IMSIS and IRANS. However, the results of the present task analysis efforts should also prove useful in future work aimed at ensuring coordination across system interfaces. The transitions between ATIS/CVO elements (e.g., IMSIS to IRANS) are clearly seen in the scenario descriptions (OSDs) and could be used to identify information that should be passed between system components.
Most prominent of the molar design issues were those concerning overall system architecture. First, much as it was clear that the nature of interfaces should be common across all of the elements of ATIS/CVO, it was also clear that the overall architecture needs to be consistent. Changes in architecture, albeit with nominally consistent interfaces, can be expected to result in subtle differences in the way that users must interact with separate system elements. From cockpit automation experiences, such subtleties have been found to lead to hazardous conditions (particularly if not consistent across differing vehicle models used by an operator) Bittner, Kantowitz, & Bramwell, 1993. Second, in addition to overall system consistency, it was also clear that there is a requirement for overall hierarchical information resolution/integration across the various components. For example, to begin to appreciate this second requirement, consider the relatively simple problems of overlapping information regarding an approaching intersection:
Compounding this, moreover, may be a further cacophony of additional overlapping and related intersection information; for example:\
Clearly, handling this bulk of information in a way that will not overwhelm drivers is a challenging issue. Consequently, not broadly addressing this second issue could, like the first, result in a significant reduction in the utility of ATIS/CVO. These two molar architecture issues together have an impact on the molecular issues discussed earlier and should be considered as part of future ATIS/CVO developmental efforts.
The scenario task characterization process, as seen above, has led to the identification of a number of significant issues affecting the future success of ATIS/CVO. Among these were issues regarding adverse user responses to ATIS/CVO features and molecular and molar system architecture. Although not commonly documented, such issue identification results from the task characterization processes were expected (Meister, 1985; Baker, Johnson, Malone, & Malone, 1979). Indeed, the task characterization team strove to capture these significant issues as they emerged, in keeping with the unique system requirements concerns (e.g., Bittner, Kantowitz, & Bramwell, 1993).
Efforts were also made during task analysis team deliberations to capture recommendations for addressing issues as they emerged. For example, after delineating the issue of information coordination between ATIS/CVO elements, further considerations were captured on how transitions (apparent in the OSDs) could be employed to identify information requiring such coordination.
The results of the task analysis highlighted several areas that should be addressed in the human factors design guidelines for ATIS. These were gleaned primarily from the summary analysis that was done of all the task analyses. They are as follows:
The task analysis helped identify areas where insufficient information is available on the way that drivers are likely to perform using ATIS/CVO. The following issues are considered important areas for future research concerning ATIS/CVO use:


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Dicitrinone B, a rare carbon-bridged citrinin dimer, was isolated from the marine-derived fungus,
Malignancies are one of the most serious diseases that damage human health in the modern world. Although the efficacy of chemotherapy for the majority of cancer types has improved over the last three decades, the high toxic effects of chemotherapeutic drugs, causing a severe reduction in quality of life, are still formidable problems in clinical medicine [
Natural products from microbes have been a remarkable source of antitumor agents [
Citrinin dimers are naturally occurring polyketone compounds from microbes, which have been reported to possess many kinds of bioactivities, such as enzyme inhibitory [
As we know, most of the cytotoxic anticancer drugs in current use could induce apoptosis in susceptible cells [
The purified compound, the purity of which was >95%, based on the peak area of all components absorbed at each specific wavelength in HPLC analysis (Supplementary Figure S1), was confirmed by comparing its HRESIMS (Supplementary Figure S2), 1H and 13C NMR data to the literature report (Supplementary Figures S3 and S4) [
Chemical structure of dicitrinone B.
A previous study reported that dicitrinone B showed moderate cytotoxic activities against four tumor cell lines [
Dicitrinone B inhibits the proliferation of multiple tumor types. (
Dicitrinone B induces significant apoptotic morphological changes. (
To determine whether the growth inhibitory activity of dicitrinone B was related to the induction of apoptosis, a morphological assay was performed using the Hoechst 33258 staining and acridine orange/ethidium bromide (AO/EB) staining. As shown in
Dicitrinone B induces A375 cell apoptosis. (
To further confirm dicitrinone B-induced apoptosis, cell cycle analysis and Annexin-V/PI double staining were performed. When A375 cells were treated with 5 μM and 10 μM of dicitrinone B, the percentage of G2/M cells increased from 3.56% in the control to 7.32% and 28.93%, respectively (
It has been reported that ROS accumulation could lead to mitochondrial dysfunction via depolarizing the mitochondrial membrane potential [
Dicitrinone B induces the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). (
Dicitrinone B induces the loss of the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP). (
Once generated, ROS could cause mitochondrial membrane permeabilization [
The caspase family is at the heart of apoptotic machinery, where these enzymes play key roles in the execution of apoptosis [
Since the activated caspase-3 could cleave PARP, which is an early and specific indicator of apoptosis [
Analysis of the apoptosis-associated caspase activities in A375 cells. (
Real-time quantitative PCR and western blot analysis of the apoptosis-associated proteins in A375 cells. (
It was reported that the specific situations that microorganisms live in might activate some silent genes and induce some unique biosynthetic pathways [
In our study, we found that dicitrinone B pretreatment observably induced rapid ROS generation in a dose-dependent manner. Increased oxidative stress could cause the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP mitochondrial) and eventually leads to mitochondrial membrane permeabilization [
We further detected the activation of caspase-9, caspase-8 and caspase-3, which play key roles in the execution of apoptosis and the cleavage of PARP, indicating the subsequent induction of both the extrinsic and intrinsic apoptosis pathways. Regardless of the extrinsic or intrinsic apoptotic pathway, caspase-3 is the core protein involved in cellular apoptosis [
Members of the Bcl-2 family are major regulators of cell death or cell survival [
The fungus,
The fungus was cultured under static conditions at 28 °C for 30 days in 1000-mL conical flasks containing the liquid medium (400 mL/flask) composed of glucose (20 g/L), peptone (5 g/L), malt extract (3 g/L), yeast extract (3 g/L) and seawater after adjusting its pH to 7.0. The fermented whole broth (100 L) was filtered through cheese cloth to separate the supernatant from mycelia. The former was extracted two times with EtOAc to yield an EtOAc solution that was concentrated under reduced pressure to give a crude extract (58.0 g).
The crude extract (58.0 g) was separated into 7 fractions on a Si gel column using a step gradient elution of petroleum ether, CH2Cl2 and MeOH. Fraction 3 (7.5 g) eluted with petroleum ether/CH2Cl2 (1:3) was further purified on a Si gel column using a step gradient elution. Subfraction 3–5 (1.3 g) eluted with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) was purified on a Sephadex LH-20 (CH2Cl2/MeOH, 1:1) and a reversed-phase column (MeOH/H2O, 2:1) to give dicitrinone B (310 mg).
Twenty tumor cell lines derived from eight different types of tumors were used, including: liver cancer cell lines HuH-7, HepG2 and PLC/PRF/5; gastric cancer cell lines BGC-823, SGC-7901 and HGC-27; lung cancer cell lines SPC-A1, 95-D and SK-MES-1; malignant melanoma cell lines A375; breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 and SK-BR-3; esophagus cancer cell lines EC-9706 and KYSE450; colon cancer cell lines LoVo, SW480 and SW620; and lymphoma cell lines U-937, Raji and Jeko-1. All these cell lines were obtained from Shanghai Cell Resource Center. HuH-7 and A375 were cultured in DMEM (Hyclone) medium; HepG2, HGC-27 and SK-MES-1 were cultured in EMEM (Hyclone) medium; and the rest of the cell lines were cultured in RPMI 1640 (Takara) medium. The medium was supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (Hyclone), and the cells were cultured at 37 °C in a 5% CO2 atmosphere.
Cytotoxic activity was evaluated by the WST-1 cell proliferation assay kit (Roche, Mannheim, Germany). Briefly, cells were cultured in a 96-well plate and treated with gradient concentrations of dicitrinone B or the positive control. After 48 h, one-tenth of the volume of the WST-1 solution was added. After cells were incubated at 37 °C for 4 h, the absorbance at 450 nm was measured.
Hoechst labeling of cells was used to detect apoptotic nuclei by the evaluation of nuclear morphology, which was performed as previously described [
AO/EB double staining was used to detect the apoptosis of A375, as previously described [
Briefly, cells were incubated with gradient concentrations of dicitrinone B for 24 h and then collected, permeabilized and fixed with cold 70% ethanol at 4 °C overnight. After being washed with cold PBS, cells were resuspended in 1.0 mL PI solution containing 100 µg/mL of DNase-free RNase A and 50 µg/mL of propidium iodide and then measured by flow cytometry (BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA, USA) to detect apoptosis. A minimum of 10,000 events were analyzed in each experiment.
Apoptosis assays were performed as previously described [
The pan-caspase inhibitor, Z-VAD-FMK (Beyotime, Haimen, China), was added to cells at the final concentration of 20 μM before dicitrinone B treatment.
Intracellular ROS production was performed as previously described [
The MMP was performed as previously described [
Total proteins were extracted by RIPA buffer containing a cocktail of protein inhibitors (Roche, Mannheim, Germany). The protein concentration was determined by the Bicinchoninic Acid assay (Beyotime, Haimen, China). Equal amounts of protein were separated by 12% SDS-PAGE and then transferred to the PVDF membrane (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA). Proteins were detected using primary antibodies against Bax (1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology, Boston, USA), Bcl-2 (1:1000, cell signaling technology, Boston, MA, USA), pro-PARP (1:1000, Sangon, Shanghai, China), cleaved-PARP (1:400, sc-23461-R, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA, USA) and GAPDH (1:1000, Sangon, Shanghai, China). The secondary antibodies were peroxidase-conjugated anti-rabbit IgG or anti-mouse IgG (1:10,000, Thermo Scientific Pierce, Rockford, IL, USA). Signals were detected by an ECL system (Beyotime, Haimen, China) using a FluorChem E digital darkroom system (Protein Simple, Santa Clara, CA, USA).
The activities of caspase-9, -8 and -3 were determined using colorimetric assays kits (Beyotime, Haimen, China) according the manufacturer's protocol. Briefly, after the desired treatments, cells were harvested and lysed in lysis buffer. The cell lysate was used to estimate the caspase-9, -8 and -3 activities. Assays were performed on a 96-well plate by incubating 10 μL of the protein of the cell lysate per sample in 80 μL of reaction buffer, which contained caspase-9, -8 or -3 substrates. After incubation at 37 °C for 4 h, the formation of
After the desired treatments, total RNA was extracted from the cultured cells using the acid guanidinium thiocyanate-phenol-chloroform method (TRIzol, Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA), and cDNAs were synthesized using the PrimeScriptTM RT reagent kit (Takara, Dalian, China). Quantitative PCR was performed using the Bio-Rad CFX96 Real-Time PCR Detection System with SYBR®Premix Ex TaqTM (Tli RNaseH Plus) (Takara, Dalian, China), and the primers are listed in
Primers for real-time quantitative RT-PCR.
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The mRNA expression levels were calculated using the 2−ΔΔCT method and expressed in relative quantification units. A control without cDNA was run in parallel with each assay. Each reaction was amplified in triplicate, and relative mRNA levels were normalized to those of GAPDH.
The data were presented as the means ± SD. Statistical analyses were performed using the Student's
In this work, we described how dicitrinone B significantly inhibited the growth of multiple tumor cells and induced A375 cell apoptosis
The proposed signaling pathways for dicitrinone B-induced apoptosis in A375 cells. The effect of apoptosis is most likely achieved through rapid ROS generation, which, at least in part, leads to mitochondrial membrane permeabilization and triggers the intrinsic apoptosis pathway, as well as the extrinsic apoptosis pathway.
This research was supported by the Chinese National Natural Science Fund (21102015 and 31201034), the Joint Project of the Ministry of Sanitation and Ministry of Education in Fujian Province (WKJ-FJ-14), the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2012J05138) and the Key Project of the Department of Science and Technology in Fujian Province (2012Y0017).
acridine orange/ethidium bromide
apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1
carbonyl cyanide 3-chlorophenylhydrazone
dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate
Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium
enhanced green fluorescent protein
Eagle's minimal essential medium
ethyl acetate
gap 2/mitosis phase
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
high performance liquid chromatography
high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy
internal transcribed spacer
5,5′,6,6′-tetrachloro-1,1′,3,3′-tetraethyl-imidacarbocyanine iodide
mitochondrial membrane potential
nuclear magnetic resonance
poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
phosphate-buffered saline
propidium iodide
polyvinylidene fluoride
radio-immunoprecipitation assay
reactive oxygen species
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
reverse transcription
L.C. and Q.Y.L. conceived and designed the research. L.C., Q.Y.L. and Q.H.Z. supervised the research. M.W.G. performed the cell biology experiments. Z.F.P. and T.Z. purified the compound. Q.Y.L., M.W.G. and L.C. analyzed the data and wrote the paper. Q.Q.Z and M.G.Y reviewed and edited the manuscript.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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He was a tall, spare man, and he preached in a long linen "duster."
A yawning maid was at work in one of the parlors with a duster.
In a moment Lilac had fetched a duster and rubbed the little window bright and clear.
I found out that she bought a duster like the disguise the two men saw her in.
Just now she was a duster, and a wonderfully creditable duster.
They wiped it carefully with a duster, and took it to the window.
The walls are to be swept down with a soft brush, or a broom covered with a duster.
He has all his housework there, a broom and a duster, and I dare say he has a cooking-stove and a gridiron.
Dampen one quarter of your cheese-cloth duster and roll it inside the rest of the duster, then wring.
She turned as she spoke, and busied herself with a duster where there was no need for it.
1570s, "dust brush for clothes," agent noun from dust (v.). Meaning "sifter" is from 1660s; that of "cloth worn to keep off dust" is from 1864.
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Pointing North: SSHS left fielder putting in extra work
By BOBBY "BUTCH" BURNEY | News-Telegram Sports Editor
May 1, 2007 - An avid dirt biker and future diesel mechanic, SSHS senior Jake North doesn't mind getting his hands dirty.
Or his uniform.
In fact, North's favorite part of playing baseball is "getting on base and running around the bases a little bit."
Fortunately, he's had that opportunity quite a bit this year, as he is batting .318 with an on-base percentage of over .400. He has four stolen bases and leads the Wildcats with three sacrifice bunts.
North, who started the season in center field before being taking over in left before district started, has been honing his skills at the plate even more this week in preparation for this weekend's bi-district series against Nacogdoches.
"I'm all about working hard," he said. "I've been going to Phil Jackson's house every day after school, trying to get my swing down. We've all been practicing hard, so we'll just have to see how it turns out this weekend."
The Wildcats (15-11), the third-place team in District 11-4A, will take on the Dragons (19-9), the 12-4A runner-up in a best-of-three series. Game 1 is set for 7 p.m. Thursday in Hallsville, with Game 2 scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday at Driller Park in Kilgore. Game 3, if necessary, will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Driller Park.
"I like playing baseball and don't want it to end," North said. "We've just got to work hard this week and keep going. I've been playing since I was 4 or 5 and always loved the game. "
North started out playing shortstop when he was in Dixie ball, but switched to the outfield as he got older. He has found a home for the Wildcats in left field.
Against Texas High last week, North gunned down a runner at home plate who was trying to score from second on a single to left, ending the inning and a scoring threat.
When he's not playing baseball, he likes riding dirt bikes. It was his interest in the motorcycle engine that directed him to what will be his career path: diesel mechanic.
He plans on enrolling at Kilgore College in the fall to learn the trade. He is currently in auto tech class at SSHS, and says he learned a lot about engines from his father.
"I've always loved to work on stuff. My dad helped me learn about dirt bikes. I learned a lot from him," North said. "I thought about dirt bikes, but diesels are bigger and I think it's something I'd like to do."
North and his younger brother Grayson, a sophomore who plays on the JV squad, also help with the foster children that their parents care for.
"It's a little different. You have new kids show up every once in a while, and they're all good kids," he explained. 'They're just looking for a chance.
"Me and Grayson hang out with them, let them play video games with us and stuff like that. We try to make them feel at home as much as possible. Some of them you get attached to more than others, and sometimes it's hard for them leave."
It will also be hard, he said, to leave baseball. So, he's doing what he can to extend the season as much as possible.
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We cannot get blase about co-sleeping deaths
"... And in other news ... a baby died again today after sleeping with an
adult ... and now the weather..."
That's kind of what it seems like. We have become hardened to the fact of life that little babies keep dying in Milwaukee while they sleep with an adult in the same bed, or on the same couch, or in the same chair, or on the same mattress on the floor, or on the floor itself.
We had another one this week. On North 28th Street. One month old. Dead. Sleeping on the same mattress with the mother.
When I read about the death I started to go backward, looking at the news coverage. There have been virtual media orgasms over it. And like any orgasm, then things calm down for quite awhile. Now the orgasms are a lot less ... intense.
Maybe we are tired of the story. Maybe our hearts have turned to lead. Maybe we just can't fact facts.
Here's a fact. The gap in infant mortality rates between black and white babies is just about the biggest gap in the country. It might be No. 1. How about that for a fact?
Remember those startling ads of a couple of years ago? The billboards and bus signs that showed a baby laying on a bed next to a meat cleaver. The message was that sleeping with a baby is very dangerous.
There was a ton of national conversation about the ads. Were they too frank? Would people be shocked? Were they heartless?
Well, those ads are all but gone, the conversation has grown quiet and the babies keep dying.
One of the things we have a lot of trouble dealing with is the fact that the
overwhelming majority of these deaths occur to black babies who are born into poor homes.
I saw a television report of a couple of years ago where the reporter found a
wonderful white family in Brookfield where all six or seven or eight of the children had shared a bed with the parents at one time or another. Then the reporter found a white mother in Milwaukee whose baby had died while sleeping with the father.
I can just hear the conversation where the news director tells the reporter
that "... we don't want to make black viewers angry, so see if you can find a white victim."
I don't have any answers about how to help solve this problem. There are people who have been working on it for a lifetime and they don't have any sure-fire answers either.
But one thing does cross my mind.
Years ago the country decided that a new mother couldn't drive home from the hospital unless she had an infant seat in the car. People who had money bought seats for people who didn't.
How about the same thing now? If you have a baby, you don't get to leave unless you can prove you've got something for your baby to sleep in, besides your bed. If you don't, we'll get people to donate cribs and bassinettes and Pack 'n Plays.
Like I say, no easy answers. But I do know one thing. We can't be afraid to say that there is a huge problem in the black community that is almost exclusively a black community problem.
Once we all understand that, we can get to work.
mikeb | Sept. 14, 2012 at 5:43 p.m. (report)
Here's a thought. If you can't afford a crib, you probably can't afford a baby. I know, we shouldn't judge anyone or hold anyone to any minimal standards. I also don't see why it's that difficult to keep a bassinet right next to your bed whilst the baby is in the nursing stage. My wife and I did that with our two. You get all the convenience of the child be close by without any risk of possibly rolling over on the child.
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cassielee_83 | Sept. 14, 2012 at 3:13 p.m. (report)
Belle what is your point? Frankly there's no such thing as 100% safe parenting. Everyone has to make the best choice for their family. It's not fair to demonize co-sleeping. Just as it's not the answer to say give everyone who can't afford a crib a crib. The reason there are so many babies dying has less to do with co-sleeping and cribs and more to do with a series of poor choices. If this latest story is true as to what the parents claim to have happened, that the baby died of a true case of SIDS while lying in a bed next to a conscious mother, we're not only blaming the wrong variable for the deaths we are now assuming that all black babies in the city of Milwaukee that stopped breathing are now deaths cause by "irresponsible parenting" i.e. co-sleeping. Conversely, while an accident is an accident and babies do die of SIDS truly negligent parents should be held responsible, so the parents who are doing the right thing don't have to fall under the same stigma.
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belle123 | Sept. 14, 2012 at 12:37 p.m. (report)
Exactly my point - some parents think it's okay to sleep next to a baby so offering free cribs isn't the answer. Being that you are unconscious there is no such thing as 100% safe co-sleeping. I agree nursing is a wonderful bonding experience, but please take two extra minutes to place the baby in a crib next to your bed.
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Milly | Sept. 14, 2012 at 10:29 a.m. (report)
Thank you, cassielee_83. I co-slept with my sons until they were 5. (Then they easily transitioned into bunk beds.) There is a difference between intentional, researched co-sleeping (few pillows, *sober adults*) and passing out on a couch with an infant. For me, co-sleeping was a savior because I was nursing both boys and I could actually get a little more rest by staying in bed and keeping up with their all-night needs. And it was a wonderful bonding experience. I miss those days and it makes me sad that safe co-sleepers are sometimes perceived as negligent. So many other cultures co-sleep peacefully. Parents are so hard on other parents who don't share their views.
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cassielee_83 | Sept. 14, 2012 at 9:53 a.m. (report)
I co-slept with my daughter. Co-sleeping is really only a possible issue with SIDS. But they stopped calling these cases SIDS now they are called co-sleeping deaths, which is unfair. What needs to be recognized is how many of these babies we're sleeping with other children or parents under the influence. There is a huge difference between co-sleeping and compromised co-sleeping.
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Where can an observant Jew learn to prepare gourmet cuisine that is not just delicious and pleasing to the eye, but 100% kosher as well?
Until last month, there was no such place. As a result, the vast majority of chefs in kosher kitchens around the world have not been Jews — at least not observant Jews. Yochanan Lambiase, a 34-year-old English-born newly observant Jew — whose father, grandfather and great-grandfather were all chefs at elegant hotels in Italy — was dismayed to find that yeshiva students weren't choosing to become chefs. Maybe, he thought, if he created a cooking school for observant Jews, they would come.
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Recipes included in the curriculum range from French classics to contemporary European-Asian fusion dishes. Lambiase plans to invite chefs from around the world to demonstrate their techniques, including Jeffrey Nathan, head chef of Abigael's kosher restaurant in Manhattan and author of "Adventures in Jewish Cooking."
In April, the school will launch a four-month course for women — classes currently are open only to men — interested in learning catering skills or specialized menus.
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Monday, 3 February, 2003, 03:10 GMT
Brown to defend economic leadership
Chancellor Gordon Brown is to defend his handling of the economy following the recent stock market falls.
He will insist the country is unusually well placed to weather the international storm in a major speech on Monday.
Mr Brown will say the true test of economic policy is "whether it can cope with difficult as well as good times".
On Friday, the National Institute of Social and Economic Research (NIESR) suggested that Mr Brown's predictions for 2003 were too optimistic.
It says the UK will see only a weak recovery in 2003, with further falls in public finances and tumbling house prices.
At the speech in London, the Chancellor will that the recent volatility in global stock markets demonstrated that "no country can insulate itself from the ups and downs of the world economy".
"I understand the concerns that uncertainty causes for investors and consumers alike," he will say.
"It is because we have always understood that monetary and fiscal regimes must work well in challenging times as well as good times."
Recession warning
Mr Brown has been forced to down-grade his forecasts for economic growth.
But he will say that the government sought to ensure that Britain was better placed than it has been in the past to deal with "economic shocks of this kind and the ongoing risks of recovery".
"Instead of being first into recession and last out, the country that normally suffers most, Britain has continued to grow over the past six years while every other country has been in recession."
Earlier, Tory Treasury spokesman Howard Flight broke with convention when he warned that Britain was facing a 1930s-style crash.
Politicians usually avoid predicting economic problems.
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Curry marinated grilled fruit salad
Bring out the best flavor in your summer fruit by doing the counterintuitive: grilling it! Strawberries taste more like strawberry, pineapple tastes sweeter and melons get even better. Add a curry-flavored dressing to bring out even more flavor.
Curry marinated grilled fruit salad
- 1 whole pineapple
- 1 whole cantaloupe
- 4 nectarines
- 1 pint strawberries
- 1 cup blueberries
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- Pinch of salt
- In a large bowl whisk together the lemon juice, oil, mustard, honey, curry powder and salt. Set aside.
- Peel, quarter and core the pineapple, leaving the quarters in tact before grilling.
- Peel, quarter and core the cantaloupe. Cut the quarters in half lengthwise.
- Cut the nectarines into quarters.
- Wash and hull the strawberries.
- Wash the blueberries.
- Toss the pineapple, cantaloupe and nectarines in the lemon juice mixture.
- Preheat a grill or grill pan to about 400 degrees F.
- Place all of the marinated fruit on the grill and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side to get good grill marks.
- Meanwhile place a sheet of foil on the grill and roast the strawberries until the juices start to run.
- Remove all of the fruit from the grill. Cut the pineapple, cantaloupe and nectarines into 1-inch chunks.
- Toss with the remaining marinade while it is still warm.
- Add the strawberries and blueberries and toss together.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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I sincerely have NO idea how there are any complaints about this choreo. If ANYTHING is wrong with the formations, it's just that there are an even number of members so it doesn't look completely "even" on both sides of the screen at times but they even make up for that in the choreo. There's strength, there's sharpness, there's levels in the chorus, there's femininity ...I don't get it. TBH I think this choreo is much better than Shampoo and Bang.
it's about tastes I guess... to me the choreo is so Bob Fosse-type, which matches my theory that their concept was half-inspired by CHICAGO's Cell-Block Tango. Fosse was well known for creating choreos with more poses than actual dance steps, and emphasizing the moves by freezing those in a kind of stock motion. Also, AS aren't those many compared with other major groups (in number of members), even in K-Pop.


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The 46" x 46" Plant Inn raised garden greenhouse is perfect for growing in small spaces. The raised beds are 28" off the ground and make gardening accessible to everyone. The peak is 58 1/2" high and has 2 lids for easy access and temperature control. The lids can lock completely open for full access for planting and harvesting or partially open for ventilation. The unbreakable, corrosion-resistant polycarbonate panels help protect your plants from pests and cold. Inside, the Plant Inn boasts two 6 1/2"-deep planting trays, internal water drainage and plant hangers for trellising. Finally, the Plant Inn has a built-in storage space under the trays for all of your gardening tools and accessories.Product Features:
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Comments about BJs Wholesale Club Palram Plant Inn Greenhouse:
Lay the parts out in accordance with the assembly instructions, so you won't have to fish for them during the assembly process. For the price this seems a good value, and fits together well.Add your own grow pots, block them up from the ground then lower them as the plants grow. That's the theory anyway..
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Definitely a 2 person project
By Green Thumb
from New Jersey
Project with children to grow their favorite vegetables
(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
Excellent product although a bit pricey
By Rick the Planter
from Rochester, New York
This is a very good product and a fair value. I don't have a frame of reference price wise, so maybe it's a good value. Very pleased with the final assembly. Sturdy and everything fit. All parts were included. Nothing missing. Note that it took me 8 full hours to assemble, by myself. The instructions advise two people and it would cut down on the time by maybe 25% or so. but you CAN do this by yourself. The advise to ware gloves is good because of the sheet metal parts. I'd recommend small veggie or flower plants. I think my tomatoes are going to get too big. BE SURE to anchor this with lag bolts to a solid foundation as instructed. Excellent product.
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Nice Item, hard to put together.
By Bill
from Ct
Nice greenhouse, very complicated to put together. Looks like it will last. Not much planting room but I expected that.
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It's great for that small garden. You can grow plants to be transplanted. Also ones for your daily use. The only bad that about it is the instructions. A couple times I had to take apart parts to contuine. Do wear gloves metal is sharp.
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By Shortyrock302
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This is a good size for planting on a deck. It keeps pests and birds out. I am excited about being able to grow my own organic vegetables and herbs. The plant inn comes in what seems like 1 million pieces. 1 person can do it alone, but it will take HOURS! As longs as you're prepared to devote a half day to putting it together, you'll be fine. Overall, I am happy with the purchase.
Right size
By iamski
from Waterford,Ct
This is the perfect size for my deck. The wife really likes it. Easy to work in at right height too. The only negative thing is the instruction. Only a diagram with no explaintion.
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By bunnyruth
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We love this mini greenhouse. It is a great size for our deck so we can pick lettuce and greens right outside our door. Plus it makes things easy for watering and tending seedlings. The panels can be lifted to different points for easy ventilation. The size is big enough to hold numerous flats of seedlings and yet small enough to easily fit on the deck. Perfect for home gardener. The only con I would offer is that the assembly directions were diagrams only, no wirtten instructions, and so it took patience and precise attention to visual detail to assemble it; took a few hours but well worth the time.
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