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Topic: Good news today!!!!!!
Hi Everyone!
I wanted to let you know that the news from my CT scan from this morning was great!!!!!!!! No areas of concern, no evidence of recurrence...only good news! I was so relieved...I was just SO nervous this time...or maybe I just forget how nervous I am every time. I don't have my next one for 6 months now, so a big step forward after every 3 months for almost a year now. I'm now 10 months after surgery, with the incidental finding on the gallbladder US of 4/15 last year, then the resection on 5/21 (the official diagnosis made on 4/29). I am so grateful for this chance, for this hope that I've been given.
So, I follow Debrah and Sue with their recent good news! My thoughts and prayers are always with everyone here.


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CoAdvantage, a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) servicing small and medium-sized businesses with human resource solutions nationwide, today announced its expansion to the Phoenix market.
The new office will provide businesses with integrated transformational HR solutions and services, along with cloud-based HR technology designed to help small and emerging businesses meet the complex challenges of being an employer.
"Phoenix is one of our nation's fastest growing cities in terms of population," said Mike Maseda, CoAdvantage President and CEO. "This rapid increase in population will help foster business development, and our on-the-ground HR team is ready to provide Phoenix businesses with the services needed, such as attracting top talent and improving employee engagement, to successfully expand."
The office is directed by Charlie Fields, CoAdvantage's Western Regional Sales Manager, who's been with the company for almost a year and brings a decade of HR experience to Arizona. "Charlie's extensive knowledge in Human Capital Management and developing new markets will be the fuel that will drive our new office to a great first year, in addition to providing local businesses with the best HR solutions in the area," said Maseda.
The new office will be staffed with eight employees, including Business Consultants, Account Managers and other supporting staff.
"Each city we've expanded to has resulted in great success for our company," said Mark Lowrey, CFO of CoAdvantage. "Because of our track record and extensive research and analysis of the booming Phoenix market, we're extremely confident that our new office will be servicing local businesses with HR services for a long time."

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A Young Lady of Fashion
early 1460s
Attributed to Paolo Uccello, Italian (Florence), 1397-1475
Oil on wood, 44.1 x 31.8 cm
Genre: European Art, Paintings
Location: Long Gallery
Accession Number: P27w58
The portrait has a highly decorative quality in which costume and ornament play a major role. The rather flatly modeled face is placed on an insubstantial bust set against a uniform blue background. The woman is portrayed both according to literary notions of female pulchritude, which called for fair skin and blonde hair, and the dictates of contemporary fashion. Costly brocaded fabrics, pearls, and precious stones serve not only to display the sitter's familial wealth and status but also to enhance her physical appearance – in art, as in life. In addition to a red and gold brocade sleeve and a sleeveless overdress, the woman wears a head brooch, a pearl choker with jeweled pendant, and a white cap ornamented with pearls.
This fashionable beauty looks impassive, immobile, and immutable, as if she were outside space and time. Her portrait image has a static, stereotyped character, in which the sitter's individuality is almost entirely suppressed in favor of the social ideals for which she stands.
Bought as a work by Domenico Veneziano, the portrait has also been attributed to Paolo Uccello and the so-called Master of the Castello Nativity.
Source: David Alan Brown, "A Young Lady of Fashion," in Eye of the Beholder, edited by Alan Chong et al. (Boston: ISGM and Beacon Press, 2003): 50.
Purchased (as Domenico Veneziano) in 1914 from Böhler and Steinmeyer, New York.


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This Is Silly!
Scholastic, Inc., New York, New York, 2010
Project brief: The challenge was to fashion the artist's unique, graphic illustration style into a fun, accessible, lighthearted picture book that would make everyone smile—and have money left over for a mirror!
Approach: I chose a simple, graphic typeface that complemented the simple, graphic style of the illustrations. At the appropriate moments in the story, the characters interact with the type in a playful way and occasionally, the text mimics the illustrations in a playful manner, such as where it hops.
Effectiveness: With a lot of late nights and tumbling tomfoolery, this book achieved being silly!
Juror Notes
Bright, bold and, well...silly. Everything a kids' book should be.
Collections: 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2010
Repository: Denver Art Museum
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book, Book cover
- Design firm
- Scholastic, Inc.
- Creative director
- David Saylor
- Art director
- Phil Falco
- Designer
- Phil Falco
- Jacket designer
- Phil Falco
- Illustrator
- Gary Taxali
- Production director
- Meryl Wolfe
- Production coordinator
- Francine O'Bum
- Author
- Gary Taxali
- Editor
- Adam Rau
- Trim size
- 10 x 10
- Pages
- 32
- Compositor
- Phil Falco
- Typeface
- Triplex
- Printer
- Sheck Wah Tong Printing Press Ltd.
- Paper
- Wood-free, 140 gsm
- Binder
- Sheck Wah Tong Printing Press Ltd.
- Binding method
- Hardcover, Smyth sewn


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Bedford Canvas Saddle Bag
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This medium sized "Grand Army" is made with durable canvas material with pop lining interior and zip up closure. Features genuine leather detailing and exposed stitching for a casual addition to any outfit.
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Every so often someone asks how we spend our days. We thought we would share a little of that with you. As you will see our day holds many of the aspects of what you do during a day.
Our day is lived in the presence of the Living God, seeking to commune with Him and being sensitive to His guidance and constant expressions of love. All of our work is important, for it is done for love of God, for each other and for all of God's People. We seek to have an atmosphere of quiet in order that we may better live out "Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10
As a community we gather in the chapel throughout the day for the Liturgy of the Hours, which consists of hymns, psalms, Scripture readings, and silent reflection. Throughout the day, as you can see from our schedule, we stop to turn our full attention to God by praying the seven "hours."
The work of God, Opus Dei, Eucharist
- 6:00 Lauds
- Breakfast in silence
- 7:20 Common Adoration with Lectio Divina
- Continued quiet time for personal prayer and walk
- 9:30 Work
- 12:00 Noon meal
- 12:45 Noon Praise
- 1:15 Work
- 3:00 Mid-day prayer and Chaplet of Divine Mercy or Rosary
- 3:30 Work
- 5:00 Vespers
- 5:45 Evening meal
- 8:00 Compline (closing prayer)
- Our Mass Schedule
- Sunday 8 a.m. El Sauz
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. in La Puerta
- Wednesday and Friday 7 p.m. Rio Grande City
The Liturgy of the Hours is integral to our life as monastics. A monastic community is to "pray always," in whatever occupation is being undertaken. We are using Benedictine Daily Prayer as our Liturgy of the Hours Book, which provides the seven "hours" of monastic prayer.
Our work consists of ordinary housework, correspondence, finances, hospitality, listening to and praying with people in need, coordinating groups that will be coming for renewal, monastic and development meetings, finances, preparing for oblate-vocations gatherings, errands and appointments in Rio Grande City or the McAllen area, to name some of our happenings. We support various outreach efforts such as a Mexico ministry, (assisting those who live in substandard conditions) and local centers that help pregnant women in crisis situations. We also hold Benedictine Life Weekends for women discerning a religious vocation.
The ultimate event of each day is to participate in holy Mass and offer praise, thanksgiving, and prayers for all. The Eucharist is our source of life and enthusiasm.
We enjoy our surroundings by taking walks on our monastery ground and also by having picnics down by Presa Placida, (our placid pond) in the cooler weather.
Our breakfast is in silence and on our own time schedule. As a community we eat our noon and evening meal together every day. We seek to have table reading as often as possible.
Most days bring surprises, such as phone calls with good or sad news, a rare rainbow, beautiful flowers blooming, a great variety of birds at the feeder and even an occasional wild creature may wander in to our grounds — once it was a 5-foot long stray pig!
Constant for each day is the Word of God that comforts, guides and enlightens us. We seek to live a life of balance allowing for a life that is joyful and refreshing. Our lives are full of opportunities to serve and love our Lord with our whole heart, mind, soul and strength so "That in all things God may be glorified."


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• Why is it important that mosquito eggs which, when first laid, are of bright yellow color turn into black with the first rays of morning?
• Which method do the mosquito species with eggs that have cone-shaped pockets employ so that their eggs do not submerge in water due to these pockets?
Female mosquitoes lay around 40-200 eggs at a time and leave them on water. There are species that lay their eggs every three weeks. The mosquito eggs have different features varying according to the habitat of the species, enemies existent in the environment or the possible dangers. Some are meticulously packed while others are attached tightly to a place or supported with air bags to prevent them from sinking.
Eggs that are Camouflage Masters
Eggs remain utterly vulnerable once the mother mosquito leaves them. When they are first laid they become easy preys since they have a bright yellow color that is immediately recognized. There are many enemies awaiting them. However mosquito eggs have a very important feature. The colors that are laid at night turn to black with the first lights of the morning. This way they are efficiently camouflaged against bugs and birds.
According to the location they are in, some mosquito species such as the anopheles also change their colors. Indeed when larva is put into a black or white environment they immediately absorb these colors.
No doubt neither the egg nor the larva and nor the mother mosquito that once underwent the same stages are aware of this color change. Mosquito larvae are totally unaware of the enemies surrounding them, and they remain all alone and vulnerable. However this state does not pose a problem for them for Allah grants them the most appropriate protection. Pigments in the egg or larva shells get into action with the sun rays and take in a darker color to make camouflage.
With the photons coming from the sun or under the influence of the environment in which it remains changing colors is quite a complex chemical process and the information of this system is previously placed within the cells of the egg shell. All chemical and physical processes take place in all mosquito larvae without exception. All these features draw us to a single conclusion.
It is All-Mighty Allah Who creates this delicate process to protect the larva when needed. All Mighty Allah is the One Who knows all kinds of creation. In one verse it is related thus:
"That is Allah, your Lord. There is no god but Him, the Creator of everything. So worship Him. He is responsible for everything." (Surat al-An'am, 102)
Disc Eggs that do not sink
The eggs of culex, a genus of mosquito, have a concavity in the shape of cone in its bottom. At first sight the function of this concavity may not be comprehended. However in the latter stages of the egg's development one of its important functions appears. This concavity functions as a lifebuoys and ensures that the egg floats.
However the existence of the concavity poses a serious problem: in the case of an overturn of the egg, it is very easy for this "lifebuoy" to become dysfunctional. For this reason when left over the water alone the egg can not float for a long time. In case of the slightest tremor it stumbles over and overturns. In this state the hole filled with water at its bottom makes it sink. However in order for the eggs to survive, they need to remain over the water without sinking. In such a case what kind of a measure would you take?
Mosquitoes employ the most rational method to solve this problem and stick the eggs to one another. Eggs attached to one another side by side in a shape of a disc constitute a natural raft floating over the water. This disk approximately 11 mm in diameter can float easily over the water. The air in the concavity under the eggs and among them function as airbag and keeps the disc above the water. If such a rational method were not employed eggs would sink and simply die. However this detail on the egg's shape prevents this peril from the onset and ensures security. It is clearly seen that under the inspiration of Allah the mosquito acts in the most accurate and prudent manner. It is Allah Who grants this feeling to the mosquito.
Allah relates in the Qur'an that everything is submissive to Him:
Everyone in the heavens and earth belongs to Him. All are submissive to Him. It is He Who originated creation and then regenerates it. That is very easy for Him. His is the most exalted designation in the heavens and the earth. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (Surat ar-Rum, 26-27)


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The hardest and most difficult functions regarding a plant's growth are realized by the root part beneath the soil. Therefore, the physical and chemical events that take place inside the root and the root's structure form a very special mechanism. When the root system is examined with all of its structural features, it is seen that a plant has the most perfect qualities to acquire water and food from the soil.
Extraordinary Precaution Taken by the Root While Sprouting
The root's structure begins to surface with the seed sprouting. The first root emerging when the seed first pullulates is called the "primary root". This root emerges from the growth region inside the embryo in the seed. The primary seed grows slowly in the direction of gravity, thickens and begins to grow subsidiary roots connected to it. These subsidiary roots, composed of primary roots, are called "secondary roots".
Here, the most striking point is that there is great cooperation and harmony between these two roots. When the primary root cannot do its duty for any reason, one of the secondary roots closest to this root begins to grow in the direction of the primary root, and takes over its functions. Thus, a plant emerging from the seed takes precautions against the possibility of incurring losses and carries with it a "backup" root system.
How Much Can a Root Spread Inside the Soil?
H.J. Dittmer, a botanist from the University of Iowa, has conducted experiments about the size of the root surface needed for water, and inorganic materials in water, to be absorbed by the root. The experiment, conducted on a rye plant to find this size, has given very surprising results. The rye plant was taken out of the soil some time later and after its roots were washed, it had become thinner in size. It was then calculated that the rye root has grown 13.800.000 branches, and all of these take up a root surface 235 km2 in size. In addition, it was found that there were 14 billion root hairs and these equaled an area of 400 km2 in size. As a result of this research, it was found that the area of the root's water and food absorption equaled an area of 635 km2. When these findings gathered from the rye plant alone are considered, it is understood that the activities carried out by plant roots under the ground reach to amazing extent.
The Unique Structure That Enables the Root to Move in Soil
Movement of the root inside the soil is as interesting as the root being able to move towards the soil. The rootlets which have just emerged from the seed are very delicate but the soil is very tough; therefore, there is a very difficult mission waiting for the root: To enter and move inside the soil with its relatively weak structure.
Because the soil has an uneven and granulated structure, the rootlet has to deal with great friction forces once it begins to move ahead. So how could the root resist against friction with its delicate structure and grow in the soil without being harmed?
• When rootlets emerge from the seed, they emit a "special secretion" with a chemical composition that protects them from friction once they enter the soil. This special secretion makes the root's surface slippery and so the root is protected against the harm and negative effects of the friction caused as the root enters the soil and moves ahead.
• The roots, having a special geometrical "cone" shape, allows the root to decrease friction force to a minimum as it moves along the soil. The area at the very tip of the root is called the "root hat" and this part has a conical shape, as it is the part that first meets friction as the root moves ahead. This shape brings an elevation to the root to make it move easily in the soil and also allows the root to easily pierce the soil.
As it is seen, the root has all that befits it, as if it knows what it will face under the ground, before coming out of the seed. Here, there is a biological knowledge, and the owner of this knowledge is Almighty Allah Who creates everything in a flawless manner.
The Secret in the Root's Shape
At the first look, the branch-like structure of the root seems to be complicated and unordered. However, a new field of geometry that emerged in recent years, and the mathematical rules it provided, has shown that structures that cannot otherwise be explained by the complexities of classical geometry actually do have an ordered shape. This new field of science is called "fractal" geometry. The word fractal means, "broken up" or "divided".
Beneoit B. Mandelbrot proved, when he was working in the Watson Research Center, that some forms cannot be explained by known geometrical models, and even these do not have unarranged shapes, through the use of special computer programs. Truly, all shapes seen in nature cannot be explained by classical geometry. For example, the branched structure of a defoliated tree cannot be explained by a square or a circle. As stated by Beneoit B. Mandelbrot, "Neither the clouds are round, nor the mountains are conic, nor the sea shores are circular, nor tree peels are straight, nor lightning moves in the direction of straight lines. (Fractal Geometry)
The Common Result Explored in Fractal Structures
When we look at the geometric structures of objects identified with fractal geometry, we can discern a common quality. The parts or sections that make up the object looks like the whole of the object. The parts or sections of the object continuously repeat themselves in gradually smaller sizes. If we assume that this condition continues constantly in a mathematical way, the object forms parts that look like the object itself. Therefore, when a small part of the object is magnified, it looks like the object itself. This common quality observed in the fractal structures in nature is not a "repeat", but it is nonetheless a mathematical rule that lies at the basis of geometry.
Fractal Geometry in Roots
The parts that form the fractal structure of plant roots are the subsidiary rootlets that emerge from one another. This geometric quality is a necessary process for the root. Some scientific research conducted about the root clearly prove this fact. For example, research about the "branching density" of roots in soil has shown that for the plant roots to complete their functions, branching needs to have the most optimal (suitable) density. Scientists have calculated the most optimal branching density for a root under the ground through computer techniques and compared them to plant roots growing in natural habitats. The results obtained showed values very close to one another in a miraculous way.
As it is seen, the quality of self-repetition that makes plant roots seem as unordered is not an unnecessary detail, but rather a miracle of creation that makes the movement and spread of the root system easy and allows it to complete its functions. Almighty Allah, the Lord of all worlds, bestowed on everything a flawless shape and appearance and created plant roots with a perfect functionality in terms of shape.
Conclusion: The Truth Revealed by Plant Roots
It is clear that plants and living things, having many sensitive details and mechanisms like roots and acting in an intelligent and conscious manner, is something created especially for human beings to contemplate the facts of Creation. Our responsibility is to think about Creation, and to try to appreciate Allah's Might.


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Mabel veteran uses military experience to help all Fillmore County veterans
By Lissa Blake
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 3:56 AM
Jason Marquardt, Fillmore County Veterans Service officer, of Mabel, is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
One might say serving his country is a family tradition for Staff Sergeant Jason Marquardt of Mabel.
His father, Danny, was a Vietnam veteran, and his grandfather, Warren, was a Korean War veteran.
"I guess I just wanted to follow in their footsteps," said Marquardt, who serves as the Veterans Service officer for Fillmore County.
Marquardt grew up in Sleepy Eye, Minn., and got an early start on his military career when he enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard as a junior in high school.
"I went to basic training between my junior and senior year and then did my individual training after high school," he said.
Serving in the 35th Military Police Company, Marquardt would attend drills once a month and was deployed on State of Minnesota missions whenever they needed him.
"I did a total of five stateside missions, where they called on the Guard for help," said Marquardt.
In one instance, Marquardt's unit helped after a tornado in Granite Falls.
He also remembers looking for a lost child near St. Cloud.
"I remember walking through the woods about an arm's length away from the guy next to you," he said.
During the state strike in 2001, Marquardt was stationed at the state medical hospital in St. Peter for security. Later that year, following 9/11, he helped provide armed security for a couple of the state's refineries, which had been designated as possible terrorism targets.
His last stateside active duty mission was helping with the floods of 2007, which hit Winona and Rushford.
"Our job was to just stop people from going into unsafe areas," he said.
Marquardt said aside from state maneuvers, he's also been deployed overseas on three occasions.
In 2003-04, he served as a military policeman in Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.
"I ran the gate that allowed anyone coming on or off post through. I also did law and order, just like a civilian police officer would do," he said.
Marquardt also worked in an internment facility for "persons under control."
"Over there, you don't know who your enemy is. There is no uniformed military that we're fighting," he said.
Marquardt said occasionally people would be detained just because they ran from a helicopter, or behaved in some way that aroused suspicion.
"The military then just does an investigation to determine if they might be part of the Taliban or Al Qaeda," he said.
"If it was determined they were, they would be sent to Guantanamo," Marquardt explained. "If not, they were sent home ... But most of them were just in the wrong place at the wrong time."
On another mission in 2009 to Basrah, Iraq, Marquardt said his company didn't have a specific mission.
"My platoon ended up running an entry control point that was only for military control vehicles. Our day-to-day duties were to check convoys to make sure there were no improvised explosive devices that would come on to base.
While he was there, he went on several convoy missions to Talill, Iraq.
"At that point I was a desk sergeant, like a dispatcher. I would send our MP patrols to investigate whatever was going on base... rollovers, thefts, rocket attacks. The MP patrols went to investigate where the impact was and make sure there were no casualties or loss of equipment," he said.
A different war
In Marquardt's day job, he deals with many veterans who have served in a variety of conflicts, including World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Operation Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
He said he sees a big difference in the way war was fought then, compared to what happens now.
"Now we're training their (the enemy's) police officers, and then we hand them weapons to protect their citizens and they turn around and shoot us," he said.
He said during WWII and Korea, the soldiers knew, to some extent, who they were fighting, and their goal included changing the attitude of their enemies.
"The difference is you can't change these people over there," he said.
Fallen comrades
One of Marquardt's most prized possessions is a remembrance bracelet he wears on his wrist, to commemorate three of his fallen colleagues from the First Platoon of the 34th MP Company.
"They are Specialist Drevnick, Specialist Wertish and Specialist Wilcox. All three of them were killed on July 16, 2009, by a 120mm rocket," he said.
Although Marquardt was still deployed at the time of their deaths, it meant a lot to him that his wife, Sherry, and son, Tanner, were able to attend all three of their funerals.
"There's a little bit of each one of them I can remember," he said.
Helping heroes
When talking about the services his office offers, Marquardt said it is his job to assist veterans in applying and getting their federal benefits from the department of Veterans Affairs. This includes service disability compensation, health care, pension and burial benefits.
"Pension is based on income, and they have to have served at least one day during war time. It's to help veterans become financially stable," he said.
Marquardt also helps veterans receive their compensation for service-related injuries.
"The VA and federal government will pay for an injury during your time of service. They will compensate you medically and financially and you can receive mental health counseling," he said.
"I once heard someone say 'There are no unwounded veterans - whether physical, mental or emotional.'"
Marquardt said his office helps around 1,600 veterans in Fillmore County and that number is increasing all the time.
"We've just seen 10 years of war and we've got a lot of military members to take care of now," he said.
He said often older veterans are reluctant to come in for services, because they think they can do without them or don't deserve them.
"I think they do deserve it because there is only 1 to 3 percent of this country's population who has ever said 'I will defend this country' and has joined this nation's military. I think that 1 to 3 percent should be taken care of for the rest of their life," Marquardt stressed.
He encourages anyone who might be eligible for benefits to apply.
"If you've been hurt, file a claim, because it's the only way you're going to get taken care of. These people signed their names on the dotted line to serve this country," he said.
In closing, Marquardt recounted one of his favorite military quotations, by an unknown author: "A veteran is a person who at one time in their life wrote a blank check to the United States government for up to, and including their life ... That's kind of the God's honest truth there."
For more information about veterans' benefits, contact Marquardt at the Fillmore County Veterans Service Office, 902 Houston St., NW, Suite 4, Preston, MN 55965, or email firstname.lastname@example.com, or call (507) 765-4405.
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Esta semana [La versión original de este texto apareció en Spectrum el pasado tres de agosto.], mientras preparaba la lección de la escuela sabática, recibí un email de uno de nuestros oyentes en línea, que no entendía la razón por la cual tenía yo tanta dificultad con la guía de estudio de la escuela sabática de este trimestre. Yo estaba familiarizado con el autor y también había visto el manuscrito de la guía de estudio antes de su entrega para su publicación.
This week, as I was preparing to teach the Sabbath School lesson, I received an email from one of our online listeners who was confused as to why I had so much difficulty with this quarter's Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide. They were familiar with the principal contributor and also had seen the manuscript for the study guide prior to submission for publication. I was able to obtain a copy of the author's original material before submission and asked our webmaster to digitally compare the original manuscript with the published study guide to determine what was changed.
I would like thank Spectrum for the opportunity to present this article. I am reluctant to do so as I do not want to increase controversy. However, in the aftermath of recent events in Collegedale (see "Pastor Passes Out While Preaching – Twice"), it has become apparent that those who have never participated in the Come and Reason Sabbath School class have false concepts of what we (and others who value a healing model) teach and believe.


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Thank you, Mr. President,
Let me on the outset thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Jan Kubis, for his comprehensive briefing and pay tribute to him personally for the dedication and the work that he and his staff have delivered under sometimes not easy circumstances.
My Government aligns itself with the statement to be delivered later in this debate on behalf of the European Union.
Mr. President,
This debate comes at the end of a crucial year for Afghanistan. The Government of Afghanistan and the international community have, over the past twelve months, engaged in a series of conferences held in Bonn, Chicago, Kabul and Tokyo. They reaffirmed their mutual commitments to long-term security, stability and development in Afghanistan throughout the Transformation Decade.
The challenge ahead is the swift and comprehensive implementation of the decisions taken at these conferences. I would like to touch upon three issues which are key in this regard.
First,elections: conducting free, fair, transparent and inclusive presidential and provincial council elections in 2014 is pivotal in ensuring legitimacy of political transition. In this context, we welcome the Afghan Government's announcement to simultaneously hold these elections on 5 April 2014.
Challenges remain, however, regarding voter registration and the legal framework. We encourage all relevant Afghan institutions to continue their efforts to prepare the elections in an effectively coordinated manner working towards the common goal of conducting credible elections.
UNAMA can assume a beneficial role in supporting the Government of Afghanistan in its preparations. We therefore welcome the decision taken by the Afghan authorities to request UNAMA's support for the 2014/2015 elections.
Second, we welcome the leading role of the Government of Afghanistan in enabling and establishing the structural framework for the implementation of the decisions taken at the Tokyo conference. The political and technical steering committees working under the umbrella of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board will be instrumental in further improving effectiveness of development cooperation.
Germany is looking forward to assume its responsibilities as a member of these committees which have already held their first meetings.
Third, a stable security environment is, as we all know, of paramount importance in achieving Afghanistan's goal of further developing into a democratic and economically thriving country. We therefore welcome the continued and considerable reduction in security incidents in Afghanistan.
Germany remains committed to supporting Afghanistan in its efforts to achieve stability, economic growth and development. The United Nations will continue to play a crucial role during the Transformation Decade to come. There are many essential tasks for UNAMA: from supporting preparations for the upcoming elections, to protecting and promoting gains in the human rights situation and in particular women's rights and to supporting the Afghan government in ensuring effective coordination amongst donors and the government is a challenging one. Germany will therefore continue to lend its full support to UNAMA in implementing its mandate.
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I would like to conclude by using this opportunity to cordially thank our Afghan colleagues for their trust and friendship over the past two years during which my country had thehonourof being a member of this Council and holding the pen for this important dossier. Germany will continue its support and cooperation as fully as it has been in the past years.
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ST. PETERSBURG -- The doors to the visitors' clubhouse at Tropicana Field swung open 10 minutes after the final out on Sunday, and CC Sabathia was still sitting at his locker, deep in a conversation with pitching coach Larry Rothschild that dripped with frustration.
Sabathia declined to go into details about his chat, saying that the contents were private, but it is no secret that the left-hander is looking for answers after being rocked for seven runs in the Yankees' 8-3 loss to the Rays.
"I'm hurting the team," Sabathia said. "I'm not helping the team out. I just need to get better."
Sean Rodriguez and James Loney homered off Sabathia, who will finish the month of May winless in five starts. The Rays have also been a nemesis for Sabathia, who has won just three of his 20 starts against Tampa Bay in a Yankees uniform.
"We know what kind of player he is," second baseman Robinson Cano said. "He's going to go now and figure out what's wrong, what he's not doing. Most of his pitches were over the plate, but I know he'll figure out what's wrong. That's the last guy I worry about."
The Yankees had few answers for right-hander Alex Cobb, who limited New York to a pair of singles over the first seven innings -- Jayson Nix's disputed infield hit in the third and Cano's ground-ball single in the seventh -- before surrendering a solo homer to Brett Gardner in the ninth.
Ichiro Suzuki legged out an eighth-inning triple but was stranded there by Cobb, who walked none and struck out eight in the dominant effort.
"That kind of team, it's tough to have one certain approach against them," Cobb said. "They make such good adjustments, and that's why they're [tied for] first right now. These big games, I love to have them, and they really make me focus a lot more."
Such ace-caliber results have been difficult to come by for Sabathia, who said that his fastball command has been lacking, and cited an inability to make important pitches with two strikes.
"Look, this is a guy that has a lot of pride and has pitched really well for us, and he'll pitch well again for us," Rothschild said. "It's some inconsistencies. He's missing some spots at times, and he's not getting away with any pitches. I think you'll see that all modify itself and take care of itself."
Sabathia's velocity has been a popular talking point, but he did touch 94 mph in Sunday's effort while sitting at mostly 91 mph or 92 mph with his fastball. Rothschild said that it is Sabathia's inconsistency, not his velocity, that has affected him.
"In this league, if you have velocity and not location, you're going to get hit," Rothschild said. "You get away with more pitches at higher velocities, but I think the thing that I focus on is, we have to execute those pitches consistently."
As the Yanks mounted a rally in the ninth, with David Adams just missing a grand slam and settling for a two-run double off the left-field wall, Sabathia burned about how the late push would mean little.
"With this crew, this team that we have, we battle to the end," Sabathia said. "We did it tonight. I just didn't give us a chance. I'm just not able to keep the game close and give these guys a chance to feel like they can come back and win the game."
Tampa Bay scored a pair of soft runs in the second inning, helped by two infield grounders that did not produce an out, as Jose Lobaton logged a run-scoring single and Sam Fuld lifted a sacrifice fly.
The loud hits were to come. There was no doubt about Rodriguez's blast, a third-inning line-drive homer on a sinking cutter that ended up in the "162 Landing" beyond the left-field fence.
Yunel Escobar's RBI double off Sabathia in the sixth swelled the Rays' lead, and Loney put the finishing touches on Tampa Bay's assault with a long drive to right-center for his fourth home run of the season.
"I feel fine. It's just one of those things," Sabathia said. "I feel like the ball's coming out pretty good. It's getting on guys. I'm just not making pitches. The ball Rodriguez hit cut right back over the middle. It was just a bad pitch."
Sabathia stayed out to complete seven innings and help lighten the bullpen's load, only the smallest of silver linings on a day when he fell to 3-7 in 16 career starts at Tropicana Field, marking his lowest winning percentage (.300) in any Major League park.
"He always has a good approach," Rothschild said. "We talked a little bit, and there's some things to modify, but his heart is always in the right place. He goes out there to win games. He's going to stay out there until the job is done.
"Even today he gave us seven innings. It's obviously not what you want from your No. 1 pitcher, but there's not a lot of guys that do that. We're in a 17-game stretch, and he saved the bullpen ,even though it's a really bad day for him."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Optimism by way of the upbeat, freewheeling seventies has been a recurring theme this resort and Alberta Ferretti is the latest to put her stamp on the decade. The designer replaced the austere, black threads from her fall runway show with the type of gently fluttering, crêpe de Chine dresses and crocheted slips that might have you reaching for the record player and putting The Doors' Waiting for the Sun on repeat. The designer's idea was to interpret those retro proportions into more contemporary silhouettes, which explains why she restricted tie-dye prints to the hemlines of industrial skirt suits and when she did let them ripple across an aqua beach-ready caftan, she was sure to update the look with a more flattering, cinched waist.
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A Long Term Extension of Study NC19453 Evaluating Safety and Efficacy of RO4607381
This study has been completed.
Hoffmann-La Roche
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First received: November 15, 2006
Last updated: July 27, 2016
Last verified: July 2016
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This 2 arm study will assess the long term safety and efficacy of RO4607381 in patients with coronary heart disease or a coronary heart disease (CHD) risk equivalent who have completed study NC19453. Patients eligible to participate in the extension study will continue on the treatment they were originally assigned to ie RO4607381 (900mg po) or placebo daily, with concomitant daily atorvastatin (10 to 80mg po). The anticipated time on study treatment is 6 months post study NC19453, and the target sample size is approximately 100 individuals.
|Coronary Heart Disease
|Drug: dalcetrapib (RO4607381) Drug: placebo
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase II, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Extension Study of Study NC19453 Assessing Long-term Safety and Efficacy of RO4607381
Further study details as provided by Hoffmann-La Roche:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Percentage and absolute change from baseline in HDL-C [ Time Frame: Week 24 (Week 48 from start of NC19453) ]
- Potential changes in mesenteric lymph nodes [ Time Frame: Throughout study ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change from baseline in high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG), Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) and Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) [ Time Frame: Week 24 (Week 48 from start of NC19453) ]
- Adverse events (AEs), laboratory parameters, vital signs [ Time Frame: Throughout study ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: dalcetrapib (RO4607381)
Drug: dalcetrapib (RO4607381)
900mg po daily for 24 weeks
|Placebo Comparator: placebo
Drug: placebo
po daily for 24 weeks
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients who have completed treatment on study NC19453.
Exclusion Criteria:
- any significant lymph node abnormalities at the end of study NC19453.
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00400439
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00400439
|United States, Indiana
|Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46260
|United States, Iowa
|Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
|United States, Kentucky
|Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40213
|United States, Maryland
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20817
|United States, Minnesota
|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
|United States, North Carolina
|Statesville, North Carolina, United States, 28677
|United States, Ohio
|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45212
|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45219
|United States, Utah
|Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132
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Hoffmann-La Roche
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 22, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Hoffmann-La Roche
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00400439 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 15, 2006
|Last Updated:
|July 27, 2016
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Diseases
Coronary Disease
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Ischemia
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hypolipidemic Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Lipid Regulating Agents
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On Monday 13th May, I participated in a debate on austerity organised by the New York Review of Books, held in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. The motion was: "Austerity in the Eurozone and the UK: Kill or Cure?". Those arguing in defence of austerity were Meghnad (Lord) Desai and Sir John Redwood MP. On my side was Lord (Robert) Skidelsky. Here is the speech I presented – a version of which was published in the New York Review of Books, July 11, 2013, Volume 60, Number 12. It can also be found at www.nybooks.com. Read more
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Following the success of the British Journal of Photography's award-winning iPad edition, the team behind the app is now launching 125 Magazine for iPad. 125 magazine is one of the world's leading fashion photography magazines – a visual compendium of new ideas in photography, fashion, art and culture. The iPad edition is a new version of the magazine, which showcases previously unseen content, moving image and animation. The first issue is free, and out now on the iTunes App Store. Individual paid-for issues and a subscription option will be available from January.
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Adobe today announced that it has acquired Behance, an online social media platform that enables creatives to showcase and share their work. In the last 30 days, portfolios on Behance-powered sites have received over 90 million views and today there are over 3 million projects hosted on the Behance platform. "Behance will play a key role in Adobe's efforts to serve the creative world in the years to come and will accelerate our efforts to enable a more open and collaborative creative community," said David Wadhwani, senior vice president and general manager, Adobe.
The 2013 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition will open for entries on 7 January 2013. Photographers can submit images for 18 categories, with three categories specifically for those aged 17 and under. The submission deadline is 25 February 2013. To enter the 2013 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, head to the website below.
Polaroid has confirmed plans to release an Android-powered mirrorless system camera. Rumours of the upcoming launch started circulating on the Internet four days ago when the picture reprinted above popped up on a Russian social network site. Since then Scott Hardy, President and CEO of Polaroid has confirmed that the product was real and that "additional information and specs will be released" at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Interestingly, the new model exhibits a surprising degree of similarity with the Nikon 1 J1 and J2 cameras and one of their lenses - although the lens release button is in a different location.
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HOUSTON - The Texas Medical Center has recently decided to cut part of its security force.
The Texas Medical Center is one of the premier spots in the world for people seeking treatment for everything from gunshot wounds to health care. It has more than 92,000 employees and an average of 7 million patient visits a year.
On July 15, Harris County Precinct 1 deputy constables will no longer be paid to patrol the 1,300-acre campus that makes us the Texas Medical Center.
Officials with the Texas Medical Center said low crime in the area and cost savings led to the decision.
Many said security if not the best place to cut costs.
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For more than three years, the Texas Medical Center has paid to have off-duty Harris County Precinct 1 deputy constables patrol the campus. The deputies have responded to everything from fender-benders to car break-ins.
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Local 2 Investigates obtained a copy of a letter stating the Texas Medical Center is canceling the contract that pays for off-duty deputies to patrol the area. Texas Medical Center officials said the plan is to replace the 35 deputies who were spread over 24-hour shifts with eight unarmed private security officers. Texas Medical Center officials said this will cut costs by about $300,000 to $400,000.
Mosier said he understands the cut as the nature of off-duty jobs, but said uniformed officers working security helps cut down on the stress of on-duty police officers patrolling other parts of town.
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Texas Medical Center officials said they have already had meetings with the Houston Police Department to make sure it is aware deputy constables will stop patrolling the area next month. Texas Medical Center officials said individual facilities still have security officers and, in some cases, their own police force to keep watch over those areas.
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Take Care will be at the Canberra zine fair, next weekend!
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10am-4pm Saturday 9 April
Presented by the ACT Writers Centre and Canberra Contemporary Arts Space. Includes zines, artwork, badges, buttons, t-shirts, great designs as well as cupcakes! This event is part of the 'A Fair with Art' Saturday markets at Gorman House to be held during National Youth Week.
Cost: Free
Venue: Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Gorman House Arts Centre, 55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon
Bookings: No bookings required. Enquiries on 6262 9191.
Last year's fair was really great, so if you're in Canberra or able to get there we highly recommend it. Vanessa Berry will be conducting a zine work shop on the day. You need to book in advance to attend that, so direct all inquiries to the number above, or checkout the ACT Writers Centre website for more details.
Edit: Site updated today! We have issues of Doris zine back in stock! That's Doris #21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 (Thanks to Cindy's enormous generosity these issues are priced 50c cheaper than when we had previously listed them. Thank you Cindy!) and copies of the wonderfully amazing, amazingly wonderful Doris zine anthology. Unfortunately, we have no copies of the latest issue, issue #28, of Doris yet, but we'll get onto that soooooon… Also, we have added newish issues of Culture Slut (in the time it took for surface mail to get from Canada to Australia Amber made another issue): there's another beautiful, full colour polaroid edition (Culture Slut #23) as well as the previous issue (#22), and the latest issue (#5) of Fight Boredom, extolling the joys of feminism, DIY culture and girl love. Usual disclaimer: there are no descriptions yet, but we're working on them.
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Philanthropic and food savvy medico Dr Sam Prince opens Mejico restaurant in early 2013, at 105 Pitt Street in the CBD, next door to Jamie's Italian. With a rash of new Mexican launches, it begs the question: after many years of not enough decent Mexican, is Sydney about to overcook a good movement?
Mexican is certainly Sydney's new black. Merivale's success with a cantina at the Excelsior pub in Surry Hills prompted it to take a bet on a Latin American restaurant that opens at Ivy next year.
Earlier this month El Topo opened in the tricky site at the Eastern Hotel in Bondi Junction that has claimed its share of restaurant scalps.
Prince might appear late to the Mexican party at Mejico but he points out that he worked at a Mexican restaurant in Melbourne and ''I've travelled extensively through Mexico''.
Prince, who is also behind street-food-chain Zambrero, which supports third-world hunger programs, says the upmarket Mejico will sidestep Mexican street food.
Prince says David Lee, a chef who has Pier and Balzac on his CV, nailed the brief when he cooked an 'audition' dish of scallop ceviche with pomegranate and lime juice.
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Are you looking to expand your current workforce skills? Maybe you'd like to start training for a new career. Or perhaps you just want to take a course for the pure joy of learning something new. Why not try a Non-Credit course at Iowa Central Community College? Iowa Central offers Non-Credit courses for everyone and everything imaginable from Business & Industry, Business, Communications, Recreation/Leisure, Industrial Technology, Health Sciences, Transportation and State Mandated Classes.
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Summer 2017 Non-Credit Course Offerings
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Coaching Authorization
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Law Enforcement Training
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Transportation Technology Center
In today's rapidly changing business climate, customized technical training can make a big difference in your business. Changes in technology and processes occur frequently. Iowa Central Community College's Custom Technical Training can help ensure that your employees are current in their field and your new employees have the training that they need to be their most productive.
Customized technical training is provided in many skills areas and is developed around your needs. Iowa Central Community College's Custom Technical Training department can arrange to deliver training when and where you want it at a cost lower than you might expect. We can provide this training at your location, at Iowa Central facilities, or at another suitable location. Our training is given by our training specialists or by experienced industry professionals.
Customized training programs can be offered in many fields including:
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