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Dear Society Members and Guests,
It is our distinct pleasure to invite you to New York City for this, the 17th meeting of the Leksell Gamma Knife Society, May 11th - 15th, 2014. Not many medical conferences are held in New York City, but our society is still intimate enough to allow us to gather in this great venue. We are sure you will take great interest and be stimulated by our scientific program, which will feature the latest science of stereotactic radiosurgery and discuss ongoing controversies.
The theme for the meeting is "Giving It Your Best Shot", which is an English idiom that means "give it your best effort". This phrase is apt both for the Gamma Knife and for New York City. Success in New York City may only be achieved by giving the best possible effort. By choosing the Gamma Knife, and through the use of multiple shots, the best possible radiosurgical outcome for patients can be achieved.
Stereotactic radiosurgery is hardly a new concept, 63 years after the concept was imagined and the term coined by Lars Leksell. And Gamma Knife radiosurgery has been an established fact for 46 years, allowing for a mature and seasoned analysis of clinical outcomes. Many other radiosurgical technologies have come along in the last four decades, and many of you have worked and still do with linear accelerator or charged particle platforms. And yet none of these worthy tools have had the continued impact of the Gamma Knife, which itself has undergone significant evolution since its birth.
The program will have a variety of invited lectures by known authorities in neurosurgery, radiation oncology, and medical physics, along with special invited talks by prominent figures in other areas of medicine and society. Please note that active audience participation and debate is encouraged – this is your forum to learn about the latest Gamma Knife radiosurgery developments, to share results, to interact with colleagues, and to give your own ideas as to how to advance the field of stereotactic radiosurgery in general and Gamma Knife radiosurgery in particular.
We have an exciting social program planned (hey, it's New York!) that you will really enjoy. May is probably the best month of the year to be in town and we hope you will take some time before or after the meeting to enjoy the many attractions of our hometown, including music, museums, shopping, and sightseeing. We look forward to greeting you in person, and we hope that holding the next Leksell Gamma Knife Society meeting in New York City will encourage you to "give it your best shot" for this meeting and every day!
Sincerely yours,
Jonathan Knisely & Michael Schulder
Conference Co-Chairs
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The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association today (Monday) released the second report by its Defined Benefit (DB) Taskforce, 'The Case for Consolidation'. The report outlines how consolidation into new superfunds could tackle the issues which place an unacceptable, and mostly unrecognised, risk on scheme members.
In its first report the DB Taskforce identified that members of schemes with the weakest employers – schemes which hold 42% of liabilities of schemes in deficit – have just a 50:50 chance of seeing those benefits paid in full. These schemes are stuck with a choice between trying to manage this risk through heavy reliance on struggling sponsors or hoping to reach buy-out levels of funding which few can afford. There is a clear and pressing need for an alternative option.
'The Case for Consolidation' examines four models that offer trustees an additional option that would alleviate the level of risk carried by scheme members.
1. Shared services: combining administrative functions across schemes achieving cost savings through economies of scale. Especially beneficial to small and medium schemes and brings an estimated aggregate saving for schemes of £0.6 billion per year.
2. Asset pooling: different schemes' assets are pooled and managed centrally while individual schemes retain responsibility for their governance, administration, back office functions and most advisory services. Especially beneficial to small and medium schemes and brings an estimated aggregate saving for schemes of £0.25 billion per year.
3. Single governance: different schemes' assets are consolidated into a single asset pool; governance, administration and back office functions are also combined. Estimated aggregate saving for schemes of £1.2 billion per year; comprised of savings from shared services (£0.6 billion), asset pooling (£0.25 billion) and single governance cost-benefits (£0.36 billion).
Options one to three present valuable savings but do not materially reduce the risk faced by members of DB schemes. The DB Taskforce's report outlines a further potential option – the superfund.
4. Superfund, full merger: designed to absorb and replace existing schemes. Employers and trustees are discharged from their obligations for future benefit payments which would be paid from the superfund. According to modelling for the DB Taskforce, a consolidator like this could improve security for savers in CG41 schemes – reducing the probability of seeing their scheme fail from 65% to close to 10% or even less.
Ashok Gupta, Chair of the Defined Benefit Taskforce, commented:
"There's a general assumption that 100% of DB scheme members are guaranteed 100% of their benefits. That is the intention but it will not be the reality. The reality is that savers in weaker schemes have a 50:50 chance of seeing their benefits paid in full. The Taskforce wants to find ways to improve those odds and building on its first report looked at four models of consolidation.
"We think the biggest gains lie in the merger of schemes, into what we have called superfunds. We believe superfunds have the potential to offer great benefits to members, employers, the regulator, the industry and the economy.
"Members get a better chance of more pension benefits being paid. Employers get a lower cost alternative to a buy-out. The regulator gets a sector with better managed risks. The economy benefits from improved investment by superfunds and employers are freed from onerous DB burdens."
Graham Vidler, Director of External Affairs, Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, said:
"The Taskforce was asked to think about solutions and it has - including the new and bold idea of superfunds. There's work to be done on developing the superfund idea and the Taskforce will be analysing it in detail over the coming months so we can contribute fully to the Government's Green Paper consultation."
'The Case for Consolidation' can we found on our website here.
We have provided a set of Q&A to answer any initial queries you may have – please see Notes to Editors.
Ashok Gupta will present 'The Case for Consolidation' on 9 March at the PLSA Investment Conference in Edinburgh. The session will be web-streamed live and available to view by registering here.
We're the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association; the national association with a ninety year history of helping pension professionals run better pension schemes. Our members include over 1,300 pension schemes with 20 million members and £1 trillion in assets, and over 400 businesses. They make us the voice for pensions and lifetime savings in Westminster, Whitehall and Brussels.
Our purpose is simple: to help everyone to achieve a better income in retirement. We work to get more money into retirement savings, to get more value out of those savings and to build the confidence and understanding of savers.
What is the DB Taskforce recommending?
We want to see a more efficient DB sector, more likely to pay out members' benefits. To achieve this we think trustees should be considering consolidation each year. This might be consolidation of some or all scheme services or it might be full merger of the scheme into a new type of 'superfund'.
We're calling on the Government to make it easier for consolidation to happen and to introduce a new requirement for trustees of DB schemes to demonstrate to members and the Pensions Regulator that the scheme is being run effectively and, if not, what steps they are taking to fix it.
Do your proposals bring a reduction in benefits for members?
No. Currently scheme trustees have only two options: limp on and attempt to reach full funding or try to fund an expensive buyout. Failure brings a marked cut to member benefits and buyout is often too expensive for schemes. Consolidation into a superfund provides trustees with another option to secure their members' best interests.
We recognise that there is a broader discussion about the affordability of benefit levels, including in the Government's Green Paper. Our next phase of work on superfunds will look at whether, and in what circumstances, it might be desirable to allow trustees to accept benefit reductions as a means of opening up the benefits of superfunds to more members.
Will poorly funded schemes be able to afford to buy into a superfund?
More work is needed to understand the affordability of superfunds to sponsoring employers. There is clearly a trade-off between the price of entry to sponsoring employers and the level of members' benefit secured, that any potential superfund provider would consider.
The majority of employers in the regulator's categories CG3 (tending to weak) and CG4 (weak) are unable to afford full buy-out in the current market. However, many of these employers would like to secure the interests of their pension scheme members and also release the company from its pension scheme obligations and the risks these can pose to the business. We believe a superfund could allow sponsors to raise capital from markets or creditors to enable a transfer to a superfund.
Is this just an easy option for sponsors who want to be rid of their DB pension scheme?
No. Employers will have to pay to enter a superfund and entry will be subject to a three-way agreement between employer, superfund and trustees. We would want to see an extremely robust regulatory framework around this, including a requirement for trustees to consult with their membership.
Are there clear benefits of entry into a superfund for scheme members, trustees and sponsors?
Yes. For schemes with employer covenant strength rated by the Pensions Regulator to be CG3 (tending to weak) or CG4 (weak) it is clear that joining a superfund could provide significant benefits – although some schemes might be so poorly funded that entry in to the PPF might be inevitable. The majority of schemes in these categories are currently unable to afford buy-out on the insurance market.
Some of these schemes' sponsors may wish to make a clean break from their ongoing pension obligations (including the risks those pose to the viability of their business) and the superfund provides an option to do this.
The role of the trustees does not change – they must act in the best interest of the scheme members. Trustees will only accept the transfer if they believe it offers a better deal for the membership as a whole.
We would expect trustees to be instrumental in communicating to members the benefits provided by entry into a superfund. It is important to remember that savers in weaker schemes have a 50:50 chance of seeing their benefits paid in full and a 20% plus reduction in benefits if they go into the PPF; entry into a superfund is likely to offer them greater certainty and an improved outcome.
What protection would scheme members have?
Common standards for member consent would be required before a scheme enters into a superfund. Trustees would need to provide members with clear guidance so that members are fully aware of any risk to benefits in their existing scheme and the potential effect on those benefits if the scheme goes into a superfund. We would expect the process to be overseen by the Pensions Regulator with each step in the process carrying its own regulatory requirements.
What would happen if a superfund failed?
A superfund will be eligible for entry into the PPF and would pay a levy as other schemes do.
How do the financial benefits of consolidation arise?
They are a combination of:
Did the Taskforce consider other solutions, such as conditional indexation alone or partial transfers?
No. Based on the evidence in its interim report the Taskforce focussed this stage of its work on consolidation. However, we do recognise the need to consider many of the broader issues which the Government is consulting on in its Green Paper; these include conditional indexation and a switch in indexation from RPI to CPI. We will consider the impact of these on consolidation in our next report later this year.
What does the separation of sponsor and scheme mean for public understanding of, and confidence in, workplace pensions?
The separation of scheme and sponsor is not a new development. Under the buy-out arrangements available today the scheme is permanently separated from the sponsor. The superfund would carry out the role of both scheme and the sponsor, similar to the situation in a buy-out.
Does your analysis differ from Government's view outlined in its recent Green Paper?
We had the same starting point: people need to be able to plan for their retirement and that confidence in the pensions system is a vital to allowing that to happen. We also share an understanding that there is significant (over £400bn) deficit in the DB pensions system and that millions of people are relying on these schemes for their comfort in retirement. As a result, we agree that an informed discussion about the future of DB pensions is necessary.
Our approach differed from the Government's in that: we have considered the strain that schemes' sponsoring employers are under; and, have not assumed that sponsors' deficit recovery contributions are entirely sustainable indefinitely. Sponsoring employers can, and do, go bust. If they do so before the scheme's deficit is filled members will typically be transferred to the PPF; superfunds provide a way of removing this risk and offering members a higher benefit level than the PPF.
What is the role for the Government?
The Government should bring forward legislation that removes barriers to consolidation. It should work to build a regulatory framework for the creation, authorisation and supervision of superfunds. We would be very glad to collaborate with the Government on this and to work towards building the necessary consensus to make it happen.
Do you expect this to have an impact on the buy-out market?
Superfunds will complement the buy-out market. Trustees will retain the option to choose buy-out and this will be the right option for some schemes. However, the additional choice provided by superfunds may well have the beneficial effect of reinvigorating the buyout market by encouraging greater competition and choice.
What is the basis for assuming the market will respond by offering superfunds?
DB schemes currently have £1, 4672bn assets under management – the opportunity to manage some of this is inherently attractive. Furthermore, a superfund offered by an insurer should not require them to hold the same level of capital they currently need to under Solvency II requirements for a buy-out.
1. The Pensions Regulator uses four broad categories to rank employers from strong to weak according to how well they are able to support the scheme. In brief, these are: covenant grade 1 (CG1) – strong; covenant grade 2 (CG2) – tending to strong; covenant grade 3 (CG3) – tending to weak; and, covenant grade 4 (CG4) weak. Further details can be found on the Pensions Regulator's website.
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kay* asks: i've been wanting to invest in a pair of classic black pumps for the longest time and think i'm going to do so...i was thinking jimmy choo or louboutin - what's your pick for the best classic black pump (any designer..but not a round toe please)? would love to get your opinion!
Hi Kay*! I love this question because I am obsessed with black pumps. I seriously can not stop buying them, although I should stop because I think I'm becoming quite boring. Hopefully the Manolos I just bought will help bring color inspiration to my shoe wardrobe!
My picks for you!
I wasn't sure how high of a heel you were looking for so I just chose shoes that I would wear but most are in the 3.5 to 4 inch range.
Top Row:
Jimmy Choo is hands down my favorite shoe designer. Their shoes never vary in size, when I'm ordering online, I always know that a size 5 will fit. All of my pumps by Jimmy Choo are really comfortable and I even wear them out shopping! The leather they use is really soft and basically molds to your feet.
You can go with the classic ones on the left which I think look great at the office but are also pretty enough to wear out to dinner. I'm a big fan of his cut out pumps like the ones on the right because I love that when they peak out of my dress trousers, you can see the bit of design at my toes.
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Pigalle $585
Platform $700
Size wise, Louboutins vary within a 1/2 size for me so I've only ever bought them at the store because I need to make sure that they fit. Comfort wise, they are not the most comfortable because of that factor I mentioned above. The sexiness comes from the arch of the shoe which surely make your feet look hot but it's not a natural way to arch your feet for 8 hours a day. Also, Louboutins always give you toe cleavage which I adore, but I know some people hate.
Studded Heel $495
Stud Plate $595
Cole Haan
Carma $295
Roma $565
Gucci always has a brilliant twist on their pumps like the bamboo detail on the heel of these shoes. Love the platform front too, it makes wearing that high of a heel just a little bit easier. One thing to watch, Gucci sizing is a bit wacky. Sometimes the fit is right, but then it's too tight in the toes, so I always recommend trying them on in person or if ordering online order your size and the half size up, just in case.
A great trick that works for me when the toe part is a bit too small is I stuff it with gym socks for a few days and the leather will loosen up and you'll be able to get your foot in comfortably.
One thing that I do to almost all my designer shoes is to resole them after a few wears. I don't know why but I like to wear the original soles for a little bit and then take them in to get resoled. But make sure to do it while they are relatively new! Don't wait until the soles are completely weared out or else they might not be able to do it. I take almost all my shoes to Nordstrom, even if I don't buy them there. They just do a great job and are relatively fast. If you don't live near a Nordstrom, I'm sure you could find any shoe repair store near you to do it. The cost is usually less than $20 and worth every penny.
Kay*, I hope this helps you and come back to let me know what shoes you end up getting!
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Great selections & tips! Thank you so much for answering my question – and with an entire blog post too! Very cool.ReplyDelete
The choo 'empire' and louboutin 'pigalle' are actually the two I had narrowed it down to. I like a bit of toe cleavage which both seem to have – I may have to try them both on to see which looks better on me, since I think I have wide feet. (okay I started responding before I read your entire post – so excited – and now am reading that you like toe cleavage too – yay!)
Hmmm…based on your thoughts I think I'm leaning slightly towards the louboutin's because (1) while I want them to be comfortable they don't have to be 8 hour work day comfortable (I likely wouldn't wear them to work often – mostly out for special occasions, dinners, etc.) (2) for that much money – I'd rather pay an extra $90 for that flash of red when I walk (3) they just look seeeexy
Also doing a close comparison of these photos I like the toe-box to be more straight (like the louboutins) as opposed to curved…I know, I'm anal about details
Now to keep my eye open for online sales – I've got to head over to those online resources you posted about!
Thanks again!
sorry for the long response. oy.ReplyDelete
Ok.. Why do you get your shoes resoled again? Just the front part of the shoe right?ReplyDelete
I'm starting to get an itch for fancy shoes again. I need a pair of Loubs! Can you believe I have none?? I should smack myself. Shame!
I love the Jimmy Choos (top right)!ReplyDelete
This is a great selection of classic pumps. I'm partial to choo although it's hard to afford a pair.ReplyDelete
i try to resole my pricey shoes before i even wear them.ReplyDelete
What great advice and love all your pics!ReplyDelete


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|Compact digital camera
|Number of effective pixels
|8.3 million
|Image sensor
|1/2.3-in. type CMOS Total pixels: approx. 12.71 million
|NIKKOR lens
|Focal length
|2.4 mm (equivalent to 15 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
|f/ 2.8
|7 elements in 5 groups
|Angle of view
|170 degrees
|Vibration reduction
|Electronic VR (movies)
|Fixed focus
|Focus range
|Approx. 40 cm (1 ft 4 in.) to ∞ (distance measured from center of front surface of lens)
|Monitor size
|3.7 cm ( 1.5 -in.) diagonal
|Monitor resolution
|Approx. 345 k-dot TFT LCD
|Frame coverage (shooting mode)
|Approx. 97% horizontal and vertical (compared to actual picture)
|Frame coverage (playback mode)
|Approx. 99% horizontal and vertical (compared to actual picture)
|microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
|File system
|DCF and Exif 2.3 compliant
|File formats
|Still images: JPEG Movies: MP4 (Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Audio: AAC stereo)
|Image size (pixels)
|8M (3840 x 2160)
|Normal speed movie options
|When NTSC/PAL is set to NTSC 2160/30p 1080/30p 1080/60p When NTSC/PAL is set to PAL 2160/25p 1080/25p 1080/50p
|HS movie options
|HS 1080/4x HS 720/8x
|ISO sensitivity (Standard output sensitivity)
|ISO 100 to 1600
|Metering method
|Exposure modes
|Programmed auto exposure and exposure compensation (–2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV)
|Shutter type
|CMOS electronic shutter
|Shutter speed
|1/16000 to 1/2 s
|USB connector
|Micro-USB connector (Do not use any USB cable other than the included UC-E21 USB Cable.), Hi-Speed USB Supports Direct Print (PictBridge)
|HDMI output connector
|HDMI micro connector (Type D)
|IEEE 802.11b/g (standard wireless LAN protocol)
|Operating frequency
|2412 to 2462 MHz (1 to 11 channels)
|Open system, WPA2-PSK
|Communication protocols
|Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1
|JIS/IEC protection class 8 (IPX8) equivalent (under our testing conditions) Capacity to record images and movies underwater up to a depth of 10 m (33 ft) and for 60 minutes
|JIS/IEC protection class 6 (IP6X) equivalent (under our testing conditions)
|Cleared our testing conditions(*1) compliant with MIL-STD 810F Method 516.5-Shock
|Supported languages for camera menus
|Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish
|Power source
|One EN-EL12 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (included) EH-62F AC Adapter (available separately) Charging time: Approx. 3 h (when using EH-73P/EH-73PCH Charging AC Adapter and when no charge remains)
|Battery life of still shooting
|Approx. 250 shots when using EN-EL12(*2)
|Battery life of movies (actual battery life for recording)
|Approx. 60 min when using EN-EL12(*2){min} (*3)
|Tripod socket
|Dimensions (WxHxD)
|Approx. 66.4 x 46.8 x 42.7 mm ( 2.7 x 1.9 x 1.7 in.) (including lens protector, excluding projections)
|Approx. 134.5 g ( 4.8 oz ) (including lens protector, battery, and memory card)
|-10°C to +40°C (14°F to 104°F) (for land use), 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) (for underwater use)
|85% or less (no condensation)
|Supplied Accessories
|EN-EL12 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, EH-73P Charging AC Adapter (A plug adapter is included if the camera was purchased in a country or region that requires a plug adapter. The shape of the plug adapter varies with the country or region of purchase.), UC-E21 USB Cable, ML-L6 Remote Control, Remote Control Battery (3V CR2032 lithium battery), AA-1B Base Adapter, AA-2 Base Mount (Flat), AA-3 Base Mount (Curved), AA-14B Lens Protector, AA-15B Underwater Lens Protector
*1 The angle of view becomes narrower when electronic VR is set during movie recording and when underwater. Electronic VR can be used only when the movie setting is at 1080/30p, 1080/60p, 1080/25p and 1080/50p.
*2 JIS/IEC protection class 8 (IPX8) equivalent (under our testing conditions). Capacity to record images and movies underwater up to a depth of 10 m (33 ft) and for 60 minutes.
*3 Cleared Nikon's testing conditions compliant with MIL-STD 810F Method 516.5-Shock.
*4 When the battery temperature is below 0°C (32°F), movies with the size/frame rate set to 2160/30p, 2160/25p, HS 1080/4×, or HS 720/8× cannot be recorded.
• If the battery temperature is below 0°C (32°F) before you start recording, the size/frame rate of the movie switches to 1080/30p or 1080/25p.
• If the size/frame rate of the movie is set to 2160/30p, 2160/25p, HS 1080/4×, or HS 720/8× and the battery temperature drops to below 0°C (32°F) while recording, the camera stops recording and automatically turns off. The recorded movie is saved.
*5 JIS/IEC protection class 6 (IP6X) equivalent (under Nikon's testing conditions).
*6 The waterproof performance of the Waterproof Case WP-AA1 is equivalent to JIS/IEC waterproof grade 8 (IPX8). It is confirmed that water will not enter the waterproof case if held underwater at depths up to 40 m (131 ft) and for up to 30 minutes.
*7 [Electronic VR] can be used only when [movie setting] is [1080/30p], [1080/60p], [1080/25p] or [1080/50p].
*8 The SnapBridge 360/170 app is not available yet. As soon it is available, links will be updated on this page.
*9 Seamless sharing is only for still images.
Note: These tests do not guarantee that the camera will be free from damage or trouble under all conditions.
1. Unless otherwise stated, all figures assume a fully-charged battery and an ambient temperature of 23 {+-}3°C (73.4 {+-}5.4°F) as specified by the Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA). 1 Dropped from a height of 200 cm (6 ft 6 in.) onto a surface of 5 cm (2 in.) thick plywood (changes in appearance, such as paint peeling off and deformation of the drop shock portion and waterproof performance are not subject to the test). These tests do not guarantee that the camera will be free from damage or trouble under all conditions. 2 Battery life does not reflect the use of SnapBridge and may vary with the conditions of use, including temperature, the interval between shots, and the length of time that menus and images are displayed. 3 The remaining movie recording time (the amount of time that can be recorded for an individual movie) displayed at the top of the shooting screen depends on the remaining amount of space on the memory card. Recording may end before this limit is reached if the camera temperature becomes elevated.
Box Contents
- 1x Nikon KeyMission 170 Action Cam - Black
- 1x AA-14A Lens Protectors
- 1x AA-15A Underwater Lens Protectors
- 1x EN-EL12 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
- 1x EH-73P Charging AC Adapter
- 1x ML-L6 Remote Control
- 1x Remote Control Battery (3V CR2032 lithium battery)
- 1x UC-E21 USB Cable
- 1x AA-1A Base Adapter
- 1x AA-2 Base Mount (Flat)
- 1x AA-3 Base Mount (Curved)


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Okay, we've been hitting you with snippets of Zune news all day, especially as it pertains to the hardware. Now it's time to break down all the changes that the Zune 3.0 software is bringing, both from the hardware side of things, as well as the software client side of things. On the hardware side of things, we are seeing new features like support …
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Running Windows in OS X is still cool, even if software like Parallels, VMware Fusion, and Boot Camp have been around for a while. Now though, Fusion has hit 2.0, which is a nice milestone. Performance improvements, better multi-monitor support, and more robust Unity features (that's the feature that lets you "erase" the Windows desktop, so that your Windows programs appear right next to …
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One week after several well known Florida Gators gave their commitment to the inaugural Tim Tebow Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic, officials announced five NFL Pro Bowl players also will be participating. Adrian Peterson, Fred Taylor, Elvis Dumervil, David Garrard and Jason Taylor all have committed to take part in the unique celebrity pro-am May 7 at Dye's Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass, the weekend prior to THE PLAYERS Championship, to raise money for youth around the world. All net proceeds of the event will benefit The Tim Tebow Foundation and The First Tee.
The tournament will feature celebrities from the world of golf, entertainment and of course, football. The Tim Tebow Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic begins with a Friday, May 6, evening gala at the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse, followed by a shotgun start golf tournament on Dye's Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass, Saturday, May 7, at 9 a.m. Parking lots and gates open at 7 a.m. for this tournament that will have something unique on each of the 18 holes including opportunities for the spectators to become involved.
"I am thrilled that several of the NFL's top players are showing their support by attending and participating in this inaugural event," said Tim Tebow. "Not only are Elvis Dumervil, Jason Taylor, Fred Taylor, David Garrard and Adrian Peterson all Pro Bowl caliber players, they are all great people who spend much of their time off the field giving back through various charities."


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Of course, the urge to find even a flicker of light in this darkest of human tragedies is an understandable one. Perhaps more to the point. Holocaust stories that are, in some utterly improbable way, a little bit uplifting or empowering are part of the larger saga-albeit a very, very small part of it.
Such is the case with Rich Cohen's The Avengers and Martin Goldsmith's The Inextinguishable Symphony, the latest literary contributions to this genre. The Avengers is the tale of the Vilna partisans, Zionists who tunneled out of the Jewish ghetto before the Nazis could round them up and kill them. . .
The Inextinguishable Symphony is, on its pace, less dramatic. The author, Martin Goldsmith, reconstructs the lives of his parents, two young German Jewish musicians who fell in love and married during the war. His mother, a violist, and his father, a flutist, were both members of the Kulturbund, a Jewish cultural organization that allowed the Nazis to purge their various arts entities of Jews without sounding international alarm bells. It was a crude form of segregation, and the Nazis closely monitored all performances to ensure that they were in no way political and that, above all, they didn't sully any cherished German ideals, but the Kulturbund nevertheless became a cultural and spiritual refuge for a people with nowhere else to go.
War and revenge versus music and love:
The two books are opposite sides of a single coin. Cohen's is self-consciously muscular, macho, the story of a courageous group of people who refused to accept the fate handed to them. Goldsmith's is more sensitive, more humanizing: Here are two young people who did the best they could to simulate a normal life within unthinkable circumstances. . .
Goldsmith, by contrast, is conscientious about alerting the reader to his flights of imagination, and his motives are clear. He is not writing compensatory history; he wants to know what happened to his parents before they escaped to America. But more than that, he wants to understand how they became who they were: it's a literary journey reminiscent of Art Spiegelman's in Maus.
In the book's most moving passage. Goldsmith describes his father fleeing Berlin during Kristallnacht, the murderous rampage during which the Nazis torched synagogues and razed Jewish-owned stores. Goldsmith's father boards an overnight train to the small town where his future wife lived with her mother and father, a music teacher. He shows up at their home early in the morning and unannounced; he is out of breath and desperate to alert her family to the imminent danger, but her father only dismisses the going's on as the work of some drunken hooligans.
Goldsmith's prose is spare and simple, as if this were just a little sliver of the huge, terrifying story of the Holocaust-and that is precisely the point. This is the humility about which Yehuda Bauer was speaking.
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CEO Burd says investments in price and cost-cutting efforts are starting to pay off.
Price is once again in the spotlight, and Safeway Inc.'s increased investment in pricing as well as adjustments in marketing and merchandising are bearing fruit, the grocer said in a conference call following the release of its third quarter performance.
Safeway said it is now seeing a jump in its fourth-quarter identical-store sales, to 1.5 percent, following a third quarter of only 0.5 percent growth. Identical store sales growth for its third quarter might have been flat, but the fourth quarter is already showing promise as payoff time from strategic moves the company has been making, said chairman, president, and c.e.o. Steve Burd during a conference call with investors yesterday.
"During the third quarter we took action to provide our customers with better everyday values," said Burd. "As we begin the fourth quarter, our sales momentum is building, with identical-store sales (excluding fuel) currently above 1.5 percent."
Contributing to this growth is Safeway's ongoing investment in price.
"The third quarter was probably one of our strongest quarters of price investment yet," said Burd. "But we are just concentrating on the items that matter most to consumers and then we made very significant changes in our corporate brand pricing, which are causing the sales of corporate brands to dramatically outpace those of national brands."
This price investment includes building marketing solutions around saving money. "We operate with a large number of fueling stations, which allows us to build loyalty promotions that link to fuel," said Burd. "We are taking advantage of what are natural events for consumers and gearing our marketing around that, so that we've been running some promotions for food items that you might consumer on a Sunday football game. So just trying to take advantage of natural consumer events and play our marketing to that."
Safeway's sales increased 3.9 percent to $10.2 billion for the quarter, up from $9.8 billion last year, an increase driven by higher fuel sales and contributions from Lifestyle stores.
Net income for the quarter was $199.7 million, or 46 cents per share, up from $194.6 million or 44 cents per share last year. Year-to-date, net income $627.4 million, or $1.43 per share compared to $587.2 million ($1.32 per share) in 2007.
Safeway invested just over $1 billion in capital expenditures so far this year, opening eight new Lifestyle stores, completing 119 Lifestyle remodels and closing 13 stores. For the year, the company now expects to spend $1.65 billion to $1.70 billion in capital expenditures, open approximately 20 new Lifestyle stores and complete approximately 240 Lifestyle remodels.
Safeway confirmed its guidance for 2008 of $2.25 to $2.35 earnings per share, free cash flow of $500 million to $700 million, and identical-store sales growth, excluding fuel, of 1 percent to 2 percent.
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A: It's a big bug in the trees. With a wingspan of up to eight inches (20 cm), it is a big insect and has the loudest insect voice. At 120 decibels, a cicada rivals a jet engine taking off. It's so loud that the singing male "stops up his ears" (creases his hearing apparatus) so his own song doesn't, literally, deafen him.
Adult cicadas hang around in trees high on trunks or among branches and foliage. For almost all species, the male does the singing. Some species sing in the heat of the day, others at dusk or dawn. The terrible racket has a purpose — to attract females. "Males in these choruses alternate bouts of singing with short flights until they locate receptive females," says John Cooley, entomologist at the University of Connecticut. Females can hear the males' call a quarter of a mile (0.4 km) away.
The cicada sings louder than grasshoppers or crickets, which rub a ridge over a roughened edge like a fiddle bow. The cicada, on the other hand, makes a popping noise like pressing on the top of a bulging tin can. A pair of resonating chambers amplifies the pop, which he repeats 100 to 500 times a second to make a buzzing roar.
His musical sound box lies at his abdomen base. It consists of drum-like membranes held by a stiffly elastic ring, like a tambourine ring with give.
The insect doesn't hit the membrane like a drum. Instead he pulls the membrane down by tightening a muscle attached to it. This presses the membrane down as we might press down on the tin can lid. He relaxes the muscle and the membrane pops back as the lid does.
Each species sings its own unique song. Muscles attached to the ring change the character of the sound: its shape, volume, and quality. Thus, the male produces a signature tune, calling to only his own kind.
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Q: What is the temperature of Mount Everest?
A: It's a cold place. The temperature at the top never rises above freezing. In January, the coldest month, it can drop to -76 degrees F (-60 C) and averages -33 (-36 C). Even in July, the warmest month, it averages -2 (-19 C).
The wind is deadly. Our highest mountain (29,035 feet [8850 m]) thrusts itself almost into space. In the winter, the high-flying jet stream hurtles in from the north and batters Mount Everest with hurricane-force winds exceeding 177 mph (285 km/h).
Climbers venture onto the glacier-carved pyramid only a few weeks of the year. In May and sometimes October winds abate enough for attempts. Mountaineers fear the unexpected. Everest drops ten feet (3 m) of snow in a blink of an eye. Storm-force winds spring alive, carrying sand, small stones, snow, and ice aloft to slash struggling souls.
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Q: Your answer about light got me wondering how we "see" other electromagnetic waves — like ultraviolet light, infrared light, and radio waves. Why can't we see them all?
A: All electromagnetic waves are basically the same. They carry energy through empty space at the speed of light. We can't see all such waves, however, since our eyes evolved on Earth while receiving the Sun's radiation. That's the kind of electromagnetic radiation we see — visible light. In the daytime, we see blue-green light best — the peak energy from the Sun.
Our skin extends the range of electromagnetic waves that we sense beyond visible light. We feel heat (infrared light) and sunburn (ultraviolet light).
To "see" the rest — radio waves through X-rays — we use receivers that are sensitive to those wavelengths. The receivers translate what they "see" into something we can sense. Some chemicals impregnated in film are sensitive to X-rays, for example. We see the X-rays' effects on the film after we develop it. The rays pass through soft body parts and darken the film but are blocked by bones and teeth.
Think of sea waves. The water undulates: peaks and valleys. The distance between two peaks is the wavelength.
Although all electromagnetic waves are the same phenomenon, they differ vastly in their wavelengths. Radio waves on the AM dial are about 3 football fields long. X-rays are a hydrogen-atom long. (Related image:the electromagnetic spectrum
Our eyes can't handle such a range of wavelengths so we supplement their reception with radios, cameras, and the like.
•HyperPhysics: The electromagnetic spectrum
•Cornell University: Quicktime movie of a shockwave 'seen' via an X-ray camera
•WonderQuest: Infrared night-vision
•WonderQuest: Seeing with X-rays
•HyperPhysics: Infrared ear thermometer
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Mexico-based brand, KidZania is expanding fast in India. KidZania focuses on learning for kids through role play. Master Franchisee for India, KidZania India CMO, Viraj Jit Singh spoke to us exclusively on KidZania expansion plans and how this edutainment concept is ruling the hearts of kids across the globe.
When did KidZania enter India?
Global indoor theme and edutainment park brand, KidZania provides children and their parents a safe, unique, and realistic educational environment that allows kids between the ages of 4-16 to do what comes naturally to them. We launched in India in 2013. Now parents have really changed. They wish to inspire their children and wish to let them do things on their own. There were many amusement parks but no such edutainment world like KidZania. Here, children can explore and choose to role-play from 90 exciting careers like pilot, surgeon, RJ, chef, fire-fighter etc. Each experience has been created to enable children and give them the confidence to be the best version of themselves, and play their parts as future global citizens. In 21 months, KidZania Mumbai has attracted over 750,000 visitors. As a concept that drives fun through learning, over 300 schools have sent 2,00,000 kids to KidZania through their school excursion program.
Tell us about your stakeholders and industry partners in KidZania.
Our industry partners include Coca-Cola, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Mad Over Donuts, Costa Coffee, Yes Bank, Shiamak Davar International (India) Pvt. Ltd., the Times of India, Star India, Amity University and many more. Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan owns 26% stake in Kidzania and the remaining 74% is owned by Singapore-based KidZ Inc.
"I love kids and entertainment; here was a business that had both these elements. It is a product which is close to my heart, it is for kids and it is entertaining. All that I want to do"-
Bollywood Superstar Shahrukh Khan on KidZania
What are the challenges to run such a unique and vast model like KidZania?
It is imperative to have the right manpower and team to run projects like KidZania. We are spread across 75,000 sq. ft in Mumbai and we have been extremely lucky to have a great team support of around 300 supervisors who make things even easier day and night. The most challenging part for us was explaining the parents about how today's children wish to be independent. Initially, parents used to stand in line for doing things on behalf of their children but now children are allowed to be on their own and decide for themselves and choose the correct role play at KidZania.
What are your expansion plans for coming years?
We are soon coming up with a 97,000 sq. ft location in NCR/Noida- Delhi region. After Delhi our target is Bengaluru. A lot of special aspects will be seen at both locations. We plan to have three operational KidZania by end of 2017.
Where are you present globally?
KidZania has its presence in 15 global markets. We are soon launching new centres in London, Singapore, Manila, Doha, Moscow. We have entertained more than 42 million visitors worldwide
What are your expansion plans for coming years?
KidZania India's next project, 'KidZania Delhi NCR' is located at the Entertainment City in Noida which is a 147 acre development housing the largest retail and entertainment destination in Delhi NCR, run by IRRPL a joint venture between Unitech and Appu Ghar family. KidZania will be a standalone structure across 3 levels and 97,000sq.ft. It is scheduled to launch in Q1 2016. After Delhi our target is Bengaluru. A lot of special aspects will be seen at both locations. We plan to have three operational KidZania by end of 2017.
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The Crap We Missed – Monday 5.20.13
Are you sure this isn't from the Linda Lovelace sequel: Inferno II Reverse Piledriver?
Wait, is this the Wilmer Valderamma pic?
A hilarious outtake from a previously lost "Mork & Mindy" episode where Mork unwittingly activates an Orcan gender reversal device…
sweet outfits
Perfect position to wear her like a feed bag
I think they need to re-read the Kama Sutra.
Now's the time to bury your face in there. Go for it! YOLO!
♪ Who's the black public dick… ♪
You know what? I'm gonna stop there.
Because all gay folk run around in Pride Flag clothes 24/7.
*eye roll*
Quit being a show-off, Leighton. There's nothing wrong with missionary.


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Am I mandated to disclose my HIV status (positive undetectable) if I desire to work on a cruise ship in a medical capacity? The state I most recently worked as a paramedic did not mandate it.
I don't practice health law, but it would seem that the rules that apply would be those of the jurisdiction where the ship if registered. If there are a number of ships to which you may be assigned, you should check the rules and regs of each country.
It is also possible that the regs of every country where the shiip docks, may apply.
I would suggest that you contact an attorney who specializes in health law or possibly labor law.
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Gov Rick Perry, Lt Gov David Dewhurst & the Texas Republican Party: Do not attempt to pass SB 5 again!
"It seems to me that some of the Texas lawmakers treat cows better than they want to treat women. I grew up with cattle. If you have a pregnant cow that starts walking funny or looks sick, you get her seen by a vet. If the vet determines that the calf is dead, you make sure to get it out of there. Not doing so will most likely cause a severe infection which may render the cow infertile if not cause her death. SB5 would reduce a woman's access to this life-giving medical procedure, in an inexpensive treatment setting apart from expensive hospitalization, from a total of 42 clinics, down to 5, across the state of Texas." ~ Jackie G.If SB 5 passes, Texas cattle will enjoy better, more affordable, more easily accessible , and more medically sound pre-natal care than Texas women. How can you knowingly allow denial of necessary medical care to be written into law? Furthermore, polls show that "71 percent [think] that the Governor and legislature should be more focused on the economy and jobs.... Overall, only 34 percent trust the Governor and the legislature to make decisions about women's healthcare," so we are not alone, not by far. You, however, are in the distinct minority.
Stop making war on the half of the human race that gave birth to you and find your heart instead.
- Governor
Rick Perry
- Lt. Governor of Texas
David Dewhurst
Do not attempt to pass SB 5 again. I'm on this one, and I'm not going to rest until you hear from all the women you are attempting to subjugate, as well as the men in their lives, and their adult children. Quit making war on the half of the human race that gave birth to you and find your heart instead. Please.
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One of the things I was looking forward to testing out on our recent Carnival Cruise was their new, updated wifi program. On past cruises I have lugged my laptop and paid a lot of money to occasionally check my email, update my blog or post on Facebook. This trip would be different! The new plans were rolled out on the Valor one week before our cruise 🙂 We made good use of the plan we chose and are so happy for this improvement.
I had no plans to check email or update my blog on this vacation but I did want to keep in touch with the outside world via social media and to be able to keep in touch with my friends and family on the ship. The new Carnival wifi plans were perfect for our needs.
Carnival Cruise Line Wifi Everywhere
Carnival now offers these 3 plans on all ships except for the Legend and the Spirit and there are even more exciting things coming on the new Vista!
Social Plan
Access to popular social sites and Apps such as Facebook, What's App and Instagram. Does not include access to the entire internet. $5 a day or $25 for a 7 day cruise.
Value Plan
Access to the web. Perfect for emailing, browsing the news and keeping up to date with sports scores. Does not support access to bandwidth intensive services like Skype and music streaming. $16 a day.
Premium Plan
Access to the web at up to three times faster than the other plans. Supports Skype where coverage allows. $25 a day..
Users may easily upgrade from one plan to another. Users may use one device at a time on each plan, including either their personal devices or one of our on-board computers. Printing is offered at no charge.
Conditions and Exclusions
- Satellite internet speed may vary depending on location and time of day
- Video streaming sites such as Hulu and Netflix are blocked
- Access to certain sites such as mature or violent content is blocked
- VPN connections are not supported – discuss your VPN limitations with your company's IT department if you are planning to work while sailing.
How We Used the Social Plan
We had 7 cabins. Between those cabins we had 6 people from 5 cabins who got the $25 per week social plan, yes 2 cabins were left out-they aren't iPhone users. In addition to using the wifi plan to upload pictures and update statuses on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, we also used it for iMessage to keep each other informed. Regular texting doesn't work but iMessage does.
As you can see, we messaged for many reasons but it really came in handy when we were trying to meet up to see a show or enjoy breakfast or lunch with some of our family. Honestly, we all agreed iMessage itself was worth the $25 for the week. It allowed us to stay in touch without running between decks 6-10 to try and find people in their rooms!
Which plan will you get on your next Carnival cruise? Leave me a comment and let me know. Ready to plan your next cruise? I'm here to help! Just fill out this form and we'll get started.
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Pilot fish gets a message from someone else in IT, telling fish to give Fred access to the Y: drive -- which isn't actually a very useful request.
"We have a lot of different sets of mapped drives, and no two are the same," says fish. "I find Fred and ask him where exactly he needs this Y: drive to go. He says he has no idea, but that he needs access to some schedule that Barney creates and uses."
So fish goes hunting for Barney to ask him where that file is so fish can create the Y: drive shortcut for Fred.
Turns out Barney isn't in, and it's already 15 minutes past when fish is supposed to leave. He asks Fred if this can be taken care of Monday. Sure, Fred says.
Fish emails Barney asking him about the schedule file and where it's located so he'll have the information on Monday to create the shortcut.
Then he leaves for the weekend.
On Monday morning, fish gets in expecting the information from Barney so he can create the Y: drive shortcut. But there's no email from him. OK, shrugs fish, maybe it's one of those requests that ends up not being needed.
"About two hours into the day, I get a reply from Barney with only one question: 'Is this done yet?'" fish reports.
"Over the next few emails it becomes clear that because he had talked to a different person in IT -- not even the same one who gave me the request initially -- he assumed that this was going to be fixed without anyone knowing where the Y: drive shortcut needed to go!"
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There is a great tradition of arts and crafts in Gozo as people here had to be dependent on their own skills to be a self sufficient island. Gozo arts and crafts range from stone carvings to beautifully intricate lace and filigree jewellery. Artists work can be seen and purchased at the Ta' Dbiegi Crafts Village where it is possible to see them at work in small workshops. Supporting arts and crafts in Gozo is vital for preserving the traditional skills handed down from the older crafts people to the young artisans.
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When the alarm goes off, you can keeping pressing the snooze alarm, dreading to get up to face the day….or you can get out of bed embrace the day and prepare yourself for a day of possibilities!
As you drive to work you can curse the driver in front of you, or cut some person off in traffic…or you can send positive thoughts to the drivers around you, let the person into traffic and be understanding.
You can skip breakfast and grab some donuts… or you have some healthy food choices ready to fuel your body, nutrition is key to a healthy body!
You can find excuses not to workout and exercise… or you can make exercise a priority and build muscle mass and strengthen your core.
You can sit on the couch and watch TV mindlessly… or you can get a book and learn something new, create your own adventure using the author's words and expand your thinking!
You can lie and be dishonest and feel like you are getting what is owed to you…or you can act from an honest heart and lead with integrity with everything you do..
You can play the victim card and think that life is unfair… or you can change your thoughts, take accountability for your life and make things happen!
The reality is we have choices every day. No matter what, we are in control of the choices we make. We need to make good choices and taking action to realize our dreams. Without action you find yourself going nowhere fast!
Choose Love and always hugs!