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Did you know?
It is illegal to remove any part of or object from a wreck without a permit from the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA).
The waters of the Cape Peninsula are home to hundreds of shipwrecks, and while some rusting ship skeletons remain undiscovered at great depths, others lie tantalisingly close on shallow reefs.
Some of the better-known shipwrecks suited to diving are those to be found in Smitswinkel Bay, along with the Maori, Astor, Katzu Maru, Pietermaritzburg and the Clan Stuart.
Lesser-known wrecks include the SAS Gelderland, a patrol boat scuttled in 1988 which today lies at just 25m, surrounded by outcrops teeming with reef species.
If you're new to wreck diving in South Africa, the Ark Rock barge, which settled at 11m, makes an ideal beginner's site as you'll easily navigate in and out of the open hold.
About half a kilometre out to sea off the Glencairn quarry lies a large barge used to ferry rock to Simon's Town during harbour construction. This wreck has a number of access points and is surrounded by a reef colonised by large ferns and favoured by smaller shark species.
In 1805 a wood-and-copper English East-Indiaman, the Brunswick, ran aground in about 8m of water. Due to her age and historical significance, nothing may be removed from this heritage site where marine life has proliferated over the past 200 years.
Smitswinkel Bay is a treasure trove featuring 5 wrecks. Of these the Good Hope, at 30m, offers the best dive with access points and luxuriant marine growth.
In 1965 a navy vessel, the SAS Fleur, sank in False Bay, off Miller's Point. Large reef fish populate this wreck, where great white sharks are often seen. Nitrox is advisable for this 40m dive.
For highly experienced, competent divers only, the Portuguese passenger liner Lusitania awaits you at 35m below Bellow's Rock off Cape Point, where she sank in 1911. Billed as a thrilling dive, this quest is only undertaken when conditions are perfect, since any swell turns this location into a swirling, pounding mass of white water. Nitrox is mandatory.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Pisces Divers
Tel: +27 (0)21 782 7205
E-mail: email@example.com
Into the Blue
Tel: +27 (0)21 434 3358
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Dive Action
Tel: +27 (0)21 511 0800
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
How to get here
All the dive sites are within a short commute of the Cape Town city centre.
Best time to visit
Summer is preferable, with calmer waters and better visibility.
Around the area
Specialist dives are available to view seals, penguins, sevengill sharks, great white sharks, blue sharks and makos.
Tours to do
For something a little more lively than wreck diving, try a day of great white shark viewing as they predate on fur seals in False Bay or Gansbaai.
Get around
Dive charters operate out of the main harbour and many offer transport to and from the departure point.
What to pack
Don't worry about equipment as dive operators hire and sell everything you'll need, from wetsuits and fins to tanks and oxygen.
What's happening
It's a nice idea to combine a wreck dive with a great white shark or seal dive.


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DigitalStorm Slade Pro Workstation PC Reviewby Dustin Sklavos on 4/23/2014 12:00 AM EST
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wwwcd - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkHmm I see specs of configuration with components with max $3300 price, not for $5,869.
processor dealer price ~$1000-1100 depending on the volume of transaction; graphic card ~$400-450, all other hardware and software components ~$1400-$1800 depending on the volume of transactions. Reply
ddriver - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkIronically, you can get a 8core 32gb ram mac pro for 5899$. There is no mechanical storage, but it does come with a PCI-E SSD and a very convenient form factor.
DigitalStorm apparently expects profit margins comparable to those of apple without going through the effort to engineer an actual product. Reply
ddriver - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkAlso, 1 year parts warranty? When there is hardly a part of this system that comes with at least 2 or more years of warranty? Those guys suck... so greedy and lazy... Reply
ddriver - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkLet me guess what is going to happen if god forbid a part fails after that year... they will ask the consumer pay for a new one, but get a replacement from the part manufacturer for free - and cash in everything...
Thanks but no thanks, considering there is nothing custom about this system, you are far better ordering the parts and building it yourself, you will save yourself half the money AND build a better system with more warranty... And even if you are clueless enough to not be able to build it yourself, there are plenty of people who can do it for substantially less than 3500$ LOL... Reply
homer_pickett - Thursday, October 09, 2014 - linkI agree... and either way it stand no chance to other desktops such as CybertronPC Borg-Q GM4213C. /Homer from http://www.consumertop.com/best-desktop-guide/ Reply
WinterCharm - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkFunny enough, the mac pro is a better deal than this pc. Hahahaha you know your pc prices are out of proportion when.... ;) Reply
RhinosRule - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - linkMac Pro advocates should check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KK2NAwULUA Reply
ddriver - Friday, April 25, 2014 - linkI did not put it because I advocate mac pro or apple, but as example of something shamelessly and ridiculously overpriced. And as much as I despise apple as a company, that video was lame. Who expect upgradeability from a system that is a:) small enough to hold in one hand and b:) powerful enough so you don't have to upgrade it? Only a complete idiot. Reply
theduckofdeath - Friday, April 25, 2014 - linkFor someone not advocating it, you sure are surprisingly defensive about it... :) Reply
akdj - Friday, April 25, 2014 - linkInteresting you comprehended his statement that way when he specifically states, "I did not put it because I advocate MP or Apple, but as an example of something (reviewed rig) shamelessly and 'ridiculously' overpriced....and as much as I despise Apple as a company..."
How is that defending Apple? ANY TECH GEEK reading this board that isn't giving Apple credit .(love em, hate em, doesn't matter) for the nMP design is an ignorant, uninformed doorknob. Period. It's an amazing change in workstation performance and as an owner of both Windows 7 workstations, older Mac Pros...and current, extremely happy new MP owner, I can honestly say with the rMBP, rMini, Air and new Mac Pro...as well as Apple's INCREASE in quarterly 'computer' earnings 'went up' while the entire industry is in decline. Again...love em, hate em, doesn't matter, they're innovation and clear vision of future computing, GPU instructions and PCIe storage with thunderbolt is a mind blowing achievement. While AMD FirePro cards aren't nVidia Quadro, they're outstandingly FAST for out workstation tasks...coloring, finalizing ans rendering of 4/5k RED RAW files, rendering, transcoding, editing and finalizing ...even in Premier/AE, it's a mind blowing experience...if you're an FCPx user, it's a night and day difference. Editing 4k/1080p feels like editing ProRes 480 files. Simply. Outstanding. Expect Dell/HP to transition form factors late 14, mid '15. My humble opinion. I use both Win 7 and OSx. Have for almost 30 years (starting on Apple IIe/c pre MS OS. How times have changed). My HP workstation from last year's batch of Xeon, ECC RAM, SSD storage, excellent warranty, etc...just over $9,200 when purchased. My $6,800 nMP runs circles around it (Bootcamp Win 7 or same tasks in OSx). Non 'believers' need do nothing but swing through an Apple store. Look at the form factor. Pick it up...then 'use' it for a half hour. Prepare to be blown away. With the progression of TB, won't be long before we can tie these guys together, utilize powerful, external GPUs....the next progressing is 40Gb/s, bi directional and HDMI 2.0 compliant. Couple of 4k displays simultaneously, editing and transcoding simultaneously, batch processing a couple hundred Nikon D800 RAW files, pick your poison. It's a MONSTER, the size of a kitten;) Reply
Antronman - Monday, April 28, 2014 - linkUmm, I could build a notably better system with that kind of money.
Most of the Firepros actually outperform the Quadro cards (W9100 vs K6000, W7000 vs K5000).
MP doesn't have a front io, you don't have any PCIe storage, thunderbolt 2 is available on consumer mobos, etc.
Apple is pretending to innovate. Reply
Antronman - Monday, April 28, 2014 - linkActually it is not powerful enough to not need to upgrade it.
The best model available via their website is a 6-core Xeon, with dual CF-Pro 2GB cards.
Looks to me like an upgrade is in order. Reply
KAlmquist - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkI doubt that the processor is available for $1100. Still, online retail prices are processor $2200, GPU $800, motherboard $320, memory $330, power supply $122, case $140, MS Windows $132, giving a total of $4055. Figure less than $200 for liquid cooling, optical drive, card reader, and cables, and you are talking over $1600 markup. This certainly isn't justified by the warranty, since the expensive parts aren't covered after the first year. AVA Direct will sell a similar system for about $5000, with a 3 year parts, lifetime labor warranty. Reply
wwwcd - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - linkYes this is a consumer prices for one piece in shops. DigitalStorm do not buy components on retail prices. Reply
blackmagnum - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkFor this price... I expect real wood paneling and genuine leather seats! And does it come in white? Reply
etamin - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkA bottom of the barrel PSU for a $5K+ system, and it's a workstation no less. What a joke. Reply
piroroadkill - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkThat was the first massive gaffe that caught my eye.
CX series for anything you spent real money on is a totally incorrect choice. Reply
etamin - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linknot just CX series...CX series with M suffix :) Reply
Antronman - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkYeah.
I'm RMDing over here.
80+ Bronze, not even modular, with no professional standards at all.
I mean, WTF. Reply
zero2dash - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - linkPSU is arguably the most offensive oversight on this build, but the lack of ECC is nearly as bad.
This looks like something someone who lives near a Microcenter would sell on Craigslist (for probably the same egregious amount of money). Reply
ddriver - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkLOL, genius config - spend the extra money on a premium price RE (raid edition) drive and put it sole in the system... Why RE drive sans actual raid? Reply
ddriver - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkI guess to try and justify that ridiculous, dare I say criminal profit margin on the system, by using unnecessarily expensive components...
You can use that money to build an identical if not better system twice over... Reply
Strunf - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkhmm RE is the entreprise class of WD, it comes with a 5 years warranty and that tells a lot about how confident they are in it.
I don't think you should cut corners on something like an hard drive. Reply
ddriver - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - linkWD "blacks" also come with 5 year warranty. As do raptors. RE is considered enterprise because enterprise is considered RAID. But if it is regular PC system pretending to be enterprise in a desperate attempt to justify a ridiculous profit margin that doesn't even have actual raid, there is really no point of a RE drive, except to perhaps indicate very little thought was put into putting the configuration together, and what little was there was how to make it appear to be more worthy of its price tag, to the brilliant decision that an unnecessarily expensive hard drive not even put to its actual purpose will contribute to that image. If it is to be a single drive, a black or raptor is a much better fit, considering the lack of ECC memory and a bunch of other factors, plus they can work in RAID and improve redundancy too. I would definitely go for RE if I begin with the intent of a RAID array. Reply
otherwise - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkI am curious if they turned TLER off. You do not want TLER on for a single drive since you want to let it take as much time as it wants to recover from errors. This drive has it on by default, because, well, RE=RaidEdition (originally); and for a RAID setup TLER is a feature you want.
If TLER is still on, it's just another item on the list that shows these guys don't really know what they're doing. Reply
Flunk - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkPutting a Xeon on a consumer board is a complete waste, the only reason you need to pay the premium for Xeons is their support of the higher-end workstation boards and ECC ram. EVERYTHING ELSE IS LITERALLY THE SAME AS A Core i7. Putting a Xeon on a consumer board is just like throwing out money and I feel they're only doing it to advertise this as a "workstation".
Intel's Xeon line has always been extremely overpriced with very little differentiation from the consumer lines. They just hold back on support for multiple processors, ECC and some instructions to make sure that those who can afford to spend more, have to. Reply
zanon - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkThis. I got to "not ECC" and just stopped reading, that's not a workstation that's a bad joke. Spending $4K+ on a system with a very expensive Xeon processor and they don't even bother with a workstation board and memory? Hahaha, no. Reply
puppies - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkCan you get me some of these magical 8 core i7s pls. Reply
mrcaffeinex - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - linkLOL I was wondering the same thing.
There are flaws with the component selection and especially the price, but I do not question the Case, CPU, HDD, SSD, or Video Card choices. In my experience the WD RE drives, whether used in RAID or not, are excellent workhorses that run forever. The same has been true of the Samsung SSDs that I have used.
The CX750M is not a bad PSU and it is semi-modular, but I understand the complaint when there is this much of a price premium for the system. I would have expected at least a Gold if not a Platinum PSU in this price range.
Perhaps the initial markup is one of those ploys where they offer a 15% discount on the MSRP, but set the MSRP so high that they still make a significant profit per unit? Plus, I would have to imagine that the demand for this level of system must be pretty low.
Depending on the source cited, Macs seem to represent anywhere between 5 and 10% of the PC market. As far as I know, this includes all of the Mac product line, of which Mac Pros are a fraction of sales. I would imagine that for any of the other OEMs, these high-end workstations represent a similarly small percentage of their total sales, even if you limited things to only include other high-end non-workstation units. DS's volume discount on components is probably not that great due to the limited numbers being sold. Reply
akdj - Friday, April 25, 2014 - link"Depending on the source cited, Macs seem to represent anywhere between 5 and 10% of the PC market. As far as I know, this includes all of the Mac product line, of which Mac Pros are a fraction of sales." Well over 10% in the states, japan and Europe...closer to 20%. Sales of computers OSx style are UP! Opposite for PC (Window's sales for all OEMs). Try ordering a new MP. Just go to apple.com, configure your rig, get to check out and see the wait time for shipping. They can't make enough right now! Reply
Antronman - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkNo PCIe storage?
What kind of WS is this? Reply
otherwise - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkThe way this machine is speced is utterly baffling. Xeon without ECC? Really? It's not like they're saving that much money going with the Sabertooth over a solid Supermicro board. Reply
FlyBri - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkYea, Dell's warranty is longer and more capable "on paper", but that doesn't necessarily translate into good real world support. I had a HORRENDOUS time dealing with Dell for months when they refused to service a system still under warranty (and the issue was covered under the warranty terms). Worst experience with any company I have ever dealt with. So, for me, even if the the competition is much more expensive, I'd rather take my chances with them over Dell any day. Reply
otherwise - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkWas it a workstation? Your support gets routed in different ways depending on exactly what product you're dealing with. Their consumer level support is horrible but I've had great luck dealing with their server support guys who are located in Canada. Reply
SodaAnt - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkI've actually had a pretty good experience with Dell with their mobile workstation line and support. I had a few issues, from a bum GPU to a display issue, and each time they sent a tech out with the parts the next day and fixed every single issue. Reply
irusun - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkA couple points...
Yes, the pricing is kind of crazy, similar to Boxx, but for certain markets, a couple thousand extra dollars is a drop in the bucket - think big content creation market where budgets are often in the millions.
Not specific to DigitalStorm (or its pricing), but on the opposite end...
Anandtech is really behind the curve on "workstation" hardware thinking... Quadros and ECC memory are often completely useless and a waste of money. I use high-end CAD software (a lot of which uses DX) and often works better/faster on a top end i7 and a GTX then a Xeon and Quadro, while saving a lot of money. The tech industry has a motive and agenda to keep an artificial separation between the professional market and the consumer market, and for the most part it doesn't exist in reality. There's a very limited application space where something like a Quadro makes a difference (mostly high-end OpenGL performance), and even less for Xeons and even less for ECC memory (which in practice is only necessary for uninterrupted 24x7 applications). And yes, I know all about "certified" drivers, etc., which again, in practice generally means squat.
There are obviously usage scenarios where such hardware is needed, but tech sites (and their followers) need to stop feeding into the "professional workstation = Xeon/Quadro/ECC" conventional wisdom. I've seen countless dollars wasted on such hardware where inexpensive "consumer" hardware will run circles around it. Reply
ggathagan - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkSpeed, while obviously very important, isn't the sole factor when looking at workstations.
The "Xeon/Quadro/ECC wisdom" that you scoff at is tied to stability and 24x7 stability is the bread and butter for the workstation market.
What good is a faster workstation if it's not reliable?
Downtime translates into lost revenue, and in arenas where workstations are used, it's rare that a company or contractor are given a 2nd chance if they miss a deadline. Reply
Antronman - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkMore speed on a workstation can often result in more stability under higher loads.
ECC is useful, but not when you're getting buttloads of data. It's good for debugging, and also testing programs. But as far as the actual development portion goes, speed is the first factor you look at. But ECC is still incredibly handy, and for the sake of redundancy, a standard feature. Reply
Death666Angel - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkOn one hand you say pricing nearly doesn't matter here, on the other you lament the pricing of professional class hardware. Derp.
Quadros are very specialized and not needed for every professional, yes. But ECC is a must have with anything that is running for more than a day, because if you let something calculate the whole night, come back the next day and see a calculation error because of your RAM you just spent half a day of your time and the companies money for nothing. That time wasted probably would have paid for the ECC RAM. If you don't need the stability of these components, then you don't need a workstation. You need to understand that doing work on a PC does not transform that PC into a workstation. Otherwise my mothers Netbook is a workstation. Reply
wetwareinterface - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkanother thing to consider against the mentality that "pro's don't really need..."
these systems are usually bought for an operation by a reseller, the less time spent by said reseller supporting said installation the more moeny in the reseller's pocket.
and again if you are rendering out something on a workstation even if you don't need a quadro ecc is a life saver. not to mention good luck getting more ram in a system than 64 GB without ecc or a workstation class motherboard. Reply
Antronman - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkCPU: Intel Xeon E5-2687W V2 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($2039.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.32 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($310.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($349.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($319.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY Quadro 4000 2GB Video Card ($680.48 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 550D ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($60.51 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($142.27 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $4375.50
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-23 18:54 EDT-0400)
RIPOFF!!! Reply
fluxtatic - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - linkBut how much money did I just spend doing the research and then buying from 6 different places? This argument swings a little more weight if you source it from 2 places at the most. At least where I work, I'd be pissing money down my leg even sourcing from vendors I don't already use. I'll take the time to do it if the difference is big, but if I need this sort of machine, I'll buy it from Dell and move on to my actual work. And I say this as a hardware geek that dreams on being able to spend days sourcing hardware and building it out. Reply
Antronman - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - linkYou didn't spend any money, because pcpartpicker is free.
Configure a system in a couple of minutes, and order it. Reply
wwwcd - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - link
KAlmquist - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - link
I doubt that the processor is available for $1100. Still, online retail prices are processor $2200, GPU $800, motherboard $320, memory $330, power supply $122, case $140, MS Windows $132, giving a total of $4055. Figure less than $200 for liquid cooling, optical drive, card reader, and cables, and you are talking over $1600 markup. This certainly isn't justified by the warranty, since the expensive parts aren't covered after the first year. AVA Direct will sell a similar system for about $5000, with a 3 year parts, lifetime labor warranty. Reply
wwwcd - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - link
Yes this is a consumer prices for one piece in shops. DigitalStorm do not buy components on retail prices. Reply
Laststop311 - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - linkAs others have said. If you are going to spend this much on a xeon/quadro system there is no reason to not go with ECC ram and workstation class mobo. The markup is high enough on this system to go with those components and still make a huge chunk of money. Such a shame Reply
Laststop311 - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - linkAnd at max load the system is only pulling 260 watts. So these genius's go with a super low end 760 watt 80+ bronze PSU. I mean really if the system is going to only pull 260 watts you really only need a 400-500 watt psu. The 80+ platinum 400 watt fanless seasonic is enough if you are 100% sure you will never add a second gpu. The 80+ platinum 520 watt fanless seasonic is the right choice if you may add a second gpu down the line. Both give you enough headroom to add as many hard drives and whatever else in the case as you want while the latter supplies an extra pci-e power connector for a second gpu and the wattage to go with it. Reply
Laststop311 - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - linkThe best way to choose the most appropriate psu is to find out the mean wattage you use for the most time on your pc. Say this one averaged at 200 watts majority of the time. Since PSU's are most efficient at 50% of their maximum the 400 watt psu would be the best choice then. If you are going to be running long calculations at maximum load all the time and ur constantly pushing the full 260 watts then the 520 watt psu is better since 260 is half of 520 Reply
Ktracho - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - linkI'd say the exception is in cases where you run computations, say on a NVIDIA Tesla card (which are commonly used on workstations), where power usage fluctuates widely several times per second. I've seen 850 W power supplies consistently shut down power for the whole system in situations like this, even when the Tesla card's maximum power usage never exceeds, say, 250 W (so max total system power usage closer to 400 W than to 500 W). An overspecced power supply tends to avoid this kind of problem. Reply
wwwcd - Friday, April 25, 2014 - linkCutt off this advertising! Reply
dtolios - Monday, April 28, 2014 - linkSpecviewperf 11 is very outdated.
You should switch to 12, which has far newer suites and openGL viewport engines that reshuffle things - especially with gaming vs workstation card performance in Maya 2013, Solidworks 2013 etc. Reply
Katline - Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - linkJust got the Nexus wireless charger from Amazon and they are going absolutely crazy with the discounts with these brands. If you don't have a promo code, you can use this one: http://amzn.to/1iyFZfq - before they take it down. Reply
cadman777 - Thursday, March 26, 2015 - linkI bought a 'custom workstation' from Digital Storm, and had problems w/it from day-1. Due to my heavy work-load, I could not afford the down-time, which is why I contracted w/DS to build my machine. But after 2 years of headaches and problems, the computer finally quit working while troubleshooting w/their 'techs'. Turns-out, they selected uncertified RAM and never set the values properly in the BIOS. Plus, they stuffed an eATX m/b into an ATX case, and jacked-up the ESATA connectors/cables @ the edge of the m/b against the recess in the case. Also, it took an EVGA (the m/b mfgr) tech to figure out what was wrong w/the build. So, besides the wrong RAM, and a too small case, their builders and tech were incompetent. As for 'Warranty Support': They gave me the run-around time after time until I took matters into my own hands and figured out how to fix the problem. After $1000 out-of-pocket, and over 100 hours of tech 'troubleshooting' between the 2 companies, plus 6 months of broken work computer, I'm all the worse for the wear. Would I recommend DS? Nope. Would I buy from DS again? You're kidding me, right? I learned that if you want the job done right, DO IT YOURSELF. As far as Digital Storm is concerned: BUYER BEWARE! Cheers ... Chris Reply

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A NORTH Hampshire firm that grew to become the UK's third largest pharmaceutical company is set to merge with an American rival.
Shire plc, which has a large base on Hampshire International Business Park, in Chineham, is supporting a takeover offer from AbbVie.
The Chicago-based firm has just upped its offer to £53.20 per share, which the board of Shire will be recommending to its shareholders.
AbbVie first started making bids for the Dublin-headquartered company in May. It is believed that AbbVie will shift the domicile of the combined company to the UK, allowing it to dramatically reduce its tax bill and diversify its portfolio. This is a tactic known as inversion.
The new offer follows negotiations to sell Shire for £31.4billion to AbbVie which is a specialist in treating arthritis.
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Shire, which is primarily known for making drugs to treat rare diseases and employs around 400 people in Basingstoke, said in a statement: "The board of Shire has indicated to AbbVie that it would be willing to recommend an offer at the level of the revised proposal to Shire shareholders, subject to satisfactory resolution of the other terms of the offer."
On Tuesday, Shire's shares closed at £48.65 per share on the FTSE 100.
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Shire was founded in 1986 and had its first office above a wine shop in Overton. It later moved to two converted barns in Andover, before moving to Basingstoke in 2001. The company changed its tax base to Ireland in 2008.
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If you've created an AIR, Flash, or Flex app and dealt with text and user input, you've probably looked around for a spell checking solution. There have been some great third-party spell checkers for some time now, with the widest-adopted perhaps being Grant Skinner's Spelling Plus Library.
Today, however, you can use a spell checking engine called "Squiggly," released by Adobe and available for free on Adobe Labs! It's important to note that Squiggly is a preliminary release and is officially unsupported. If you need support or a commercial solution, I recommend checking out Grant Skinner's SPL.
Squiggly works with AIR, Flex, or pure AS3 apps.
You can see a live demo here.
Using it in your project is quite easy, and requires two things:
- A compiled dictionary (usa.zwl is included)
- The AdobeSpelling.swc library
The dictionary: You have two choices. You can either use the English dictionary that ships with Squiggly, or use the DictionaryGenerator.air utility to compile your own from a word list. Note that the spell checking heuristics used to determine alternate words is currently based on English phonological rules…meaning that if you pick a non-English dictionary, the suggestions won't work. Multi-lingual support is planned for future releases. In either case, take the dictionary.zwl and put it in your application path. For example, in a folder called "assets."
The library: Place AdobeSpelling.swc in your project's libs folder, or be sure to append its location to the library path.
You can now call the Squiggly APIs from your application.
If you want to create a spell-checking enabled Halo TextArea or RichText, use the included SpellUI.enableSpelling function, like so:
If you're not using Flex or you're designing your own components, you can call the underlying engine by creating a SpellingDictionary and SpellChecker object. To check a given word, for example:
private var _newdict:SpellingDictionary = new SpellingDictionary();
private var sp:SpellChecker= new SpellChecker("en");
private function init():void
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var myURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest("assets/usa.zwl");
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var correct:Boolean = sp.checkWord(someWord);
if( correct )
trace("Correctly spelled");
// ...
trace("Incorrectly spelled");
// ...
Note that loading the usa.zwl dictionary is an asynchronous event, and is accomplished by using a URLRequest and waiting for Event.COMPLETE to be dispatched.
Squiggly is highly optimized and very fast, and future versions will only improve upon this beta. Please try it out and post your comments or problems in the forums, which I and other Adobe employees will be monitoring.
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Here's an announcement of an upcoming fund-raiser at Club Fit that sounds like fun and healthy, and it's good for all ages:
If you think a brain tumor is something that happens to someone else's child, think again. In October 2008, a six-year-old boy from our community was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a brain tumor. While it was a shocking diagnosis for his family and friends, each year over 3,000 children in the US are diagnosed with some form of a brain tumor. Approximately 10% are in the tri-state area. Unfortunately, this child was not the only child diagnosed with a brain tumor in our area over the past few years.
Currently, pediatric brain tumor research is under-funded and the general public remains unaware of the magnitude of the disease. Less than 3% of the National Institute of Health's budget is targeted at childhood cancer research and a minuscule fraction of these funds is budgeted towards research for pediatric brain tumors. Brain tumors can strike anyone; they do not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity or socio-economic boundaries.
While historically the picture for children battling brain tumors has been bleak, there is good news on the horizon. Research identifying a mutation in certain tumor tissue promises to afford new answers as to how and why pediatric brain tumors occur. We can't ignore the real need for a treatment/cure breakthrough or the possibility that such a breakthrough can be a reality. Now is the time for us to take action.
Hopefully by now you are asking, "How can I help?"
You can support pediatric brain tumor research while enjoying a day with your family and friends at the 3rd Annual Think Fit For Kids Family Fitness and Fun Festival to Benefit a Kids' Brain Tumor Cure on Sunday, March 3rd from 2-5 pm at Club Fit in Briarcliff Manor, NY.
Please join us for a Giant Family zumba class, basketball drills and games or use Club Fit's state-of-the art fitness facility. There will also be a "Mommy & Me" class. We will conclude the afternoon with our Fun Festival in the gym featuring food, fun and music and maybe even some surprise guests!! Our event is sponsored by many of your favorite local restaurants and merchants*.
Everyone can participate, regardless of age or fitness level.
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THE Altrincham Rotary Club and the Salvation Army are aiming to bring festive cheer to hundreds of youngsters - and they want Messenger readers to help them.
The two organisations have joined forces to spearhead a Christmas toys appeal and they are calling on Messenger readers to donate new toys and games to help under-privileged children in the Trafford area.
Last year the Salvation Army's appeal gave out more than 700 new toys and games to youngsters in Trafford at Christmas time.
This was the biggest demand yet for families to be supported over the festive period - and it is expected that this year the demand will be even greater.
The groups are asking for new toys, for children aged up to 16, not wrapped. they can be dropped off either at the Salvation Army headquarters 27 Ashton Lane , Monday to Friday from 9am until 5pm; at the Salvation Army shop, School Road, Sale; or Luxistores, Timperley Village, during shop opening times. Further details at altrinchamrotary.org.uk


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HOUSTON - Tens of thousands of fans will fill seats at Reliant Stadium on Saturday as the Houston Texans take on the Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card playoff game.
Getting a sneak peak of what's to come, Local 2's Ryan Korsgard met up with some of the Houston Texans cheerleaders, who were fired up for the playoff game at home.
"It's a blast. I'm so glad that we're playing here," said cheerleader Lauren L. "We have a chance to play on our home field. I'm ready to see our boys come out here and kick it off, touchdown after touchdown."
Performers said they will feel each and every one of the fans seating in the stadium's seats Saturday.
"People use the word 'inspiration,'" said country music star Clay Walker when asked to describe the feeling he gets when stepping up on stage. "It comes from a very deep word actually. I don't want to go into all of that, but just the feeling I get. The inspiration that comes. There's a lot of power that comes from the people, those bodies. They're joyful and they're happy. It's like Christmas. You don't know what's in the box, but you know it's going to be good."
Terry McDermott of NBC's "The Voice" received the call this week to perform. He said he's never performed in a place like this before.
"I've done big crowds and obviously the show, 'The Voice,'" said McDermott. "Large audiences, TV audiences, I think there will be a lot of people here tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it."
Local 2's Ryan Korsgard told McDermott there could be about 71,000 people that arrive on Saturday.
"71? Oh well, if it were 70, then I would have been calm, but 71? That extra thousand makes a difference," said McDermott. "It makes all the difference. It's gonna be great."
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A former New York banker is now banking on cup cakes after opening her own cake shop.
Nazish Omar, 43, owner of Deelicious Nazish's Kitchen, in Tooting Bec Road, opened the shop 10 days ago and sells cupcakes with an American touch.
Visitors can tuck into peanut butter, red velvet or lemon flavoured treats while enjoying a cup of coffee in relaxing surroundings.
All of the cakes are halal as Mrs Omar is Muslim herself, with eggless and gluten free cakes also on sale.
A full launch party is taking place on June 23 with free mini cakes on offer for visitors and 10 per cent of profits to St George's Hospital.
Mrs Omar said she was inspired to give money to the hospital through her former job working as a health care economist in New York.
In the past she worked for Citibank in New York, and holds degrees in management from the University of Cambridge and New York University.
But the entrepreneur said she is at her happiest when making cakes and spotted a gap in the market for a cupcake shop in Tooting.
She said: "Cake baking makes me feel peaceful, it makes me happy.
"My family owned this shop and they asked me whether I wanted to do this.
"I wasn't familiar with the area, but I found there is a lot of professionals - it is up-and-coming. Nobody had anything like this close-by, people said there was a need for this kind of place."
Mrs Omar, who is originally from Pakistan, said the cakes are influenced by her heritage as well as from the time she spent living in American and London.
She said the shop is already proving popular with locals.
Later this month she plans to start cake baking classes and has plans to publish a book of recipes.
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In the wake of the FY12 budget enactment and its $24.2 million
cut to the court system, Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice
Roderick L. Ireland and Chief Justice for Administration and
Management Robert A. Mulligan issued a joint statement on Tuesday
articulating the implications of such a cut.
Chief justices Ireland and Mulligan have notified State House
leaders of plans to relocate and consolidate court operations and
have asked Gov. Deval Patrick to consider a moratorium on judicial
and clerk magistrate appointments.
Trial Court funding is down $96 million from FY09 and they have
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You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
Most people have heard of Pavlov's dog. Pavlov would ring a bell every time he fed his dog. Eventually, the dog would start salivating after hearing the bell, even if no food was in sight. This experiment shows how the dog's mind made an association between hearing and taste. This happens in humans too. The brain automatically makes associations between the five senses, in addition to emotional or social triggers. Once these associations are created, they can be recalled simply by experiencing one of the original inputs. In the dog's case, a sound triggers a memory about taste. Certainly you have had the experience where a smell, a flavor, or a sound has brought up a memory from your childhood.
In order for us to remember a new fact, it must be associated with one of the 7 different inputs described above. Each different sensory input causes different connections between neurons in the cerebral cortex, and the more inputs you have, the stronger your memory of that fact will be.
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Not your average Android news -- a diverse mix of advice, insight, and analysis with veteran Android journalist JR Raphael. Try it with margarine for a low-cal treat!
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 Here we are at the Stadium, in the first of 18 innings. Pelfrey and Pedro for your team today. The Mets are on the board early with David Wright's RBI single, which is not a surprise.
The Mets have outscored the opposition by 56 runs over the first three innings of the game. However, they've been outscored by 62 runs from the fifth through eighth innings, an indication of their starters losing it and the bullpen never having it. Of course, the offense isn't blameless there, either.
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From the pregame:
-Best case scenario has Ryan Church returning Sunday.
-Jerry Manuel called Carlos Delgado "an enigma."
-New Met Andy Phillips, who plays first sits while Fernando Tatis, not a first baseman, plays in the first game.
-Jerry Manuel's decision to start Martinez in the second game was for the fan's benefit at Shea.
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There's been two famous, or rather, infamous sets of parents in the news recently.
On Thursday, Randy and Amy Loughner got a good look at what hell must look like as they had the chance to sit in a courtroom and listen to the victims of their son, Jared Loughner. In January 2011, Loughner shot and killed six people and injured 13 more, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
At Thursday's sentencing, they sat behind their son, weeping as his victims spoke.
Most of the victims didn't blame them. Mavy Stoddard said he put no responsibility for Loughner's actions on his parents, and Ron Barber told them, "I hold no animosity to you."
Even the judge acknowledged Loughner's parents made clear attempts to help him.
But Suzi Hileman, who was shot three times, didn't agree.
She told Loughner, "Your parents, your schools, your community, they all failed you."
Also on Thursday, author Andrew Solomon made the television talk show rounds promoting his new book "Far From the Tree," which includes the story of Tom and Sue Klebold. They are the parents of Dylan Klebold, one of the two Columbine High School shooters, who killed 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves.
Solomon said he looked for the Klebolds to understand why such a thing could happen, and instead found a family as devastated by the murders as the rest of the community.
Solomon said Sue Klebold told him that once she heard what was happening, she prayed for her son to kill himself before he hurt anybody else.
Solomon then asked her what she would like to ask her son, and she replied, "I would ask him to forgive me for being his mother and never knowing what was going on inside his head."
Like many people, I want to hate the Loughners and the Klebolds, to blame them for the actions of their sons.
As a parent, I want — I need — to think they deserved what happened to them. That they were selfish, thoughtless, uncaring people who raised monsters and then reaped their just rewards.
I have been incredibly blessed to have raised four wonderful children. Throughout the years, I have been congratulated when they have achieved one honor or another, and I've generally laughed it off.
"I don't want to take credit for their successes because I don't want to have to take the blame for their failures," I would say light-heartedly.
But part of me has smugly taken credit for their successes, proof of the fact that I was such a wonderful mother.
And so I look at the Loughners and the Klebolds, and I want to think it was their fault.
Because the alternative — that having a child do something so horrific could happen to anyone, to me? — is simply too horrible to bear.
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Coaptite is a gel-like substance that is used as a bulking agent. It is injected around the sphincter where the urethra and bladder meet. Sphincter muscles control the release of urine from the bladder. The substance supports the urethra, decreasing incontinence.
This procedure is for women who have stress urinary incontinence. This is the leakage of urine caused by weakening of the muscles around the bladder and pelvis.
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If you are planning to have a coaptite injection, your doctor will review a list of possible complications which may include:
You should avoid this procedure if you have a history of:
Be sure to discuss these risks with your doctor before the injection.
Your doctor may do the following:
Talk to your doctor about your medications. You may be asked to stop taking some medications up to one week before the procedure.
Other things to keep in mind before the procedure:
This procedure can be done under local, spinal, or general anesthesia. It will block any pain. Sedation may also be used to ease anxiety.
An IV will be placed in your arm . It will deliver fluids and medications directly into your bloodstream. A special jelly or fluid may be placed into your urethra to numb the area. If you are having spinal anesthesia, it will be injected into the spine. General anesthesia will be given through an IV.
A tiny camera will be inserted into your urethra. This will allow the doctor to see the bladder. The coaptite substance will be passed through the scope. It will be injected into the urethra wall near the bladder. The procedure will be repeated on the other side of the urethra. The gel will create a bulge just under the bladder.
You will be monitored as the anesthesia wears off..
The procedure usually takes 15-30 minutes.
Anesthesia prevents pain during the procedure. Ask your doctor about medication to help with pain after the injection.
After the procedure, the hospital staff may provide the following care:
You will not need to stay overnight.
When you return home, do the following to help ensure a smooth recovery:
After arriving home, contact your doctor if you have any of the following:
In case of an emergency, call for emergency medical services right away.
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Coaptite. United States Food and Drug Administration website. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/DeviceApprovalsandClearances/Recently-ApprovedDevices/ucm078444.htm. Updated September 4, 2013. Accessed October 27, 2014.
Incontinence. American Association of Family Physicians website. Available at: http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseases-conditions/urinary-incontinence.html. Updated April 2014. Accessed October 27, 2014.
Incontinence. American Urological Association Foundation website. Available at: http://www.urologyhealth.org/urology/index.cfm?article=143. Updated March 2013. Accessed October 27, 2014.
Last reviewed June 2015 by Michael Woods, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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MARLOW Town Council has announced it will not increase council tax for next year after setting out its a budget for 2013/14.
For the fourth year running, councillors have agreed to freeze levels for its share of the tax received from residents.
But though the precept from the town council is not set to go up, Bucks County Council and Wycombe District Council are yet to announce their budgets, with rises looking likely.
Cllr and Deputy Mayor Bob Johnson, chairman of MTC's Resources Committee, said: "The Budget-setting process this year has been a major challenge, as we continue to seek improved and new services against a background of ever-stretching resources.
"However, I'm delighted that our Vision ideals will continue to be supported during 2014, and that we can maintain a flexible and functioning budget at nil increase, enabling us to do a good job for four years in a row.
"We have a fantastic town already and this is a budget full of positivity and town improvements – as well as a realistic eye to the future."
The town council is the lowest of the three tiers of local government, and is responsible for areas including recreation grounds, civic events, street furniture and allotments.
It also acts as a consultee on planning applications submitted in the town.
To balance the books in future, members intend to drive income through sponsorship and increase efficiency through the use of voluntary support.
The 'Vision for Marlow' is one of the key areas where Marlow Town Council will focus its work in the coming year, with priorities set for the environment, planning, culture, sustainability and environment.
The new tax year begins on April 1.


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Madonna didn't snag an Oscar nomination this year — not for her directorial effort or the song she wrote for it in the film W./E., about the romance between the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield Simpson. But she still made an impact, in this Chris Azzopardi interview with the Material Girl.
Here it is:
Madonna expresses herself
With all of Madonna's metamorphoses throughout her balls-out career, slipping in and out of cultural zeitgeists (and accents), the queen chameleon is still the master of reinvention. Just don't tell her that.
"Please don't throw those tired, old clichés at me," Madonna playfully insists, nodding her head in half-kidding agitation. (Hey, at least I didn't mention hydrangeas.)
Her annoyance is marked with a cheekiness — and a smile — that only the Material Girl could pull off, which has for three decades. The indelible diva drops her hyped 12th album, MDNA, in March via a three-disc deal with Interscope; she plans to launch an extensive world tour; and this weekend, readies for perhaps the gayest Super Bowl halftime ever. That's just music; feature-length directorial debut W.E., was just nominated for an Oscar for costume design.
In fact, all she cares to talk about now is the film, a semi-biopic on Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII dovetailed with a modern-day love story centered on fictionalized damsel-in-distress Wally Winthrop.
Seated at a Waldorf-Astoria suite with others in the gay press, Madonna is in her groove. She knows we get her even when she's wielding snarky cracks. Looking flawless at 53, she delivers exactly what we want: Madonna. No pretense. No filter. No warm-and-fuzzy.
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Jennifer Love Hewitt's crazy rambling well-received by celebs
Jennifer Love Hewitt's recent blog post about celebrity culture's obsession with weight has inspired other famous women to think their opinion matters. Here's what they told People magazine:
Petra Nemcova
"There are different angles that everybody, even if you're in great shape, can look bad in a photograph. And printing these images is definitely influencing people's minds – the stars themselves, but also the people who are reading and looking at the images, the teenagers. It's definitely good that she spoke out."
Rosario Dawson
"They'll make a whole story about it if someone gains 5 lbs. … It think there is a huge obsession with size-zero jeans, and it's just really scary. I don't really know where that comes from. We're not really in the Twiggy era anymore. It makes me really nervous, because I don't know how in the world we're supposed to be that thin unless we're totally starving and drugging up."
Anne Hathaway
"[As an actress], most of the year, your body is your own. But to be ridiculed for it is upsetting. But to also have to defend it or explain it or rejoice in it or put it down, or to be expected to have a public opinion about it … I don't understand when that happened. I don't think women should only be defined by their bodies and their weight. It's a cycle we've been in for some time, and I don't really like it."
Wait, Rosario Dawson, who gained five pounds? Can you maybe drop me an e-mail with their name and attach some unflattering photos? That would be sweet. Thanks, you're a doll. I'd let you cook me a delicious dinner anytime.


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Britney Spears' legal stuff, crotch together at last!
This post has everything: For those of you who love your Britney Spears update, I've got the latest on her custody battle. For those of you who love her vagina, hey, there she is up top going commando. I'm here for all your needs. Let's get crackin'. Britney Spears is no longer represented by Trope & Trope and is now the client of high-powered celeb divorce lawyer Stacy Phillips. As Stacy's first order of business today she botched Britney's chance to see her kids. Fantastic! TMZ reports:
The lawyers couldn't agree amongst themselves — so Brit will not get visitation with Sean Preston and Jayden James.
It's ironic, we know K-Daddy wants Brit to have visitation and the lawyers came to court today trying to accommodate that, but it didn't happen.
That's some impressive shit considering today TMZ reported that Kevin Federline wants Britney to have visitation with the kids. He apparently can't handle having them 24/7:
We're told K-Fed has no prob allowing the kids to visit Brit at her home, with one string attached – that Brit's parents are present during the visits.
We hear K-Fed isn't worried that anything bad would happen to the kids, his biggest concern is that Britney might drive with them, but Jamie would be there to put the kibosh on that.
My sources, possibly imaginary, tell me that Britney's new lawyer refused to budge on having her client wear underwear around the children. Kevin's lawyers were specific with their demands that "the boys not return home looking like goddamn Two-Face from Batman." Britney's lawyer conceded that acid vadge is a concern, but could not promise the wearing of undergarments. The two sides will convene later today and hopefully reach an agreement that effectively protects the children and, also, Britney's right to damage their vision.


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Some time ago, a friend, a young father of two, lay in a hospital bed seriously ill. The physician said there was no treatment. The pancreas was secreting substances that were digesting itself and destroying surrounding tissue. Some patients recover on their own; others do not.
Natural laws may allow some remedy which will assist the body's own defenses and cause the pancreas to heal. If there was such a remedy, why did the physician not use it? The answer is the lack of knowledge -- not of just one physician, but of the medical profession as a whole. Unless the physician is a researcher, he waits for others to discover the remedy. He waits because no predecessor mastered the natural laws which govern the pancreas.
The young father in my story is a real person. His name is Vince Dattoria.
Overlooking the eastern shore of the beautiful San Francisco Bay is UC Berkeley, founded during the gold rush days as the flagship institution of the University of California. This campus has become one of the preeminent universities in the world. UC Berkeley has consistently ranked highest among the world's public institutions for its achievements in teaching and for the quality and breadth of its research enterprise.
Berkeley's core research community is made up of some 1,600 full time faculty, 10,000 graduate students, and approximately 1,400 post-doctoral fellows from throughout the world. An astounding 22 current and former faculty and 29 alumni have received the Nobel Prize. The first atom-smashing cyclotron was developed here and UC Berkeley faculty played a key role in building the world's first atomic bomb.
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Published: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 11:49 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 11:49 a.m.
Florida tailback Matt Jones practiced in full pads Tuesday and will go through pre-game warmups before Saturday's opener, but he will not play against Toledo, Florida coach Will Muschamp said Wednesday.
Jones missed all of preseason camp recovering from a viral infection. After having blood work done again Tuesday, Jones was cleared to practice for the first time Tuesday.
"Matt was in pads yesterday and ran around a good bit," Muschamp said on the SEC coaches' teleconference. "We tried to bang him around a little bit. I think he's a little sore.
"The same status as far as playing next week. He won't be available Saturday. We'll probably take him through pre-game to put him out there in the heat and let him run around a little bit and continue to acclimate his body."
Muschamp said Monday that Jones is on target to play against Miami next week.
With Jones out Saturday, Mack Brown will make his first start at tailback. Four other tailbacks — Mark Herndon, Valdez Showers, Kelvin Taylor and Adam Lane — also could get carries against the Rockets.
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SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio (AP) -- A small northeast Ohio college has been given its biggest gift ever: A donation of more than $2 million from the catering company that provides its cafeteria food service.
The donation from Normandy Catering is a record gift for the 90-year-old Notre Dame College in South Euclid, near Cleveland.
The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer (http://bit.ly/US6o8p ) reports that most of the money will go toward student aid, with some toward the annual fund and general building initiatives. The $2.075 will be donated over 10 years.
The Wickliffe company has been providing food service since 1999 to the Roman Catholic college of about 2,100 students.
Company general manager Ryan Baker told the newspaper that he interacts regularly with students and hears about their goals and financial struggles.
Information from: The Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com


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— April 2001
By Capt. Ken Kreisler
Manasquan, New Jersey
|The Jersey Shore's "home town" beckons boaters to stop in and visit.
Long before the
first European settlers landed on what centuries later would be known
as the Jersey Shore, the Unamis branch of the Leni Lenape Indians summered
along the banks of the Man-A-Squaw-Han River. After exploring those same
environs, Sir Hendrych Hudson noted in an entry dated September 2, 1609,
in the log of the Half Moon that the land thereabouts was "a very
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This article originally appeared in the May 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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(UPDATEDCOVERAGE May 9)
Fifteen minutes each wasn't long enough for the Federal Trade Commission and Pom Wonderful to summarize their points in a deceptive advertising case that drew a standing room only crowd to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington D.C.
The docket for the May 2 hearing before a three-judge panel called for each side to present their cases in 15 minutes.
However, the audio recording of the hearing runs almost two hours and is dmoniated by questions and comments from Judges Sri Srinivasan and Douglas Ginsburg and the circuit's Chief Judge Merrick Garland. The judges have taken the case under advisement and will issue their opinion at a later date.
"By presenting our case before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in Friday's hearing, POM Wonderful is pursuing an appeal to set the record straight and to ensure that consumers can be told about the benefits of healthy foods," according to a statement issued by Roll Global, the parent company of Pom Wonderful.
The lawyers representing the FTC declined to comment on the pending litigation.
At issue are print and broadcast advertisements by Los Angeles-based Pom Wonderful that stated the company's 100% pomegranate juice, powdered pomegranate capsule supplements and concentrated pomegranate liquid can treat, prevent and cure heart disease, prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction.
Pom Wonderful killed some of its advertisements in 2005 and discontinued more in 2007. The company claims the FTC violated its First Amendment rights by restricting the ads.
The FTC contends 36 advertisements make unsupported claims. Roll Global owners Stewart and Lynda Resnick — who also own Paramount Citrus, Wonderful Pistachios and several other companies — say they've invested more than $35 million in research that proves their claims.
In court documents, the FTC argued that some of the research paid for by the Resnicks actually showed their products were not more effective than placebos. During the hearing, the FTC's attorney said some of the research money Pom cited as proving its claims was spent on unrelated projects.
In the May 2 hearing, the Resnicks' attorney Thomas Goldstein said the FTC's demand for two randomized, controlled clinical trials was excessive.He also argued with Chief Judge Garland about related case law, causing the judge to respond, "(the case law) does not say that. I was on the panel and here's what we said about disclaimers. ..."
At one point the judge said all of Pom's disclaimers fell short of the guidelines. Goldstein responded that he thought it was a straightforawrd point. The judge told him "yes, but I think you've got it wrong."
Judge Garland read part of a Pom advertisement aloud and said, "I don't understand if you look at those two paragraphs how you can say that it's not misleading."
The FTC lawyer said Pom not only published misleading advertisements with insufficient and vague disclaimers, but the company also failed to provide consumers with information about studies that showed its product's effect on erectile dysfunction to be ineffective.
"An ommission is a violation of the FTC Act as much as an outright mistake," the FTC attorney said.
The case began with a February 2010 warning from the Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA told Pom Wonderful that claims on labels and websites related to the pomegranate juice, POMx supplements and POMx Liquid meant the products were drugs as defined by federal law. The FDA ordered the company to change the information.
In September 2010 the FTC filed a complaint against the Resnicks and other corporate officers at Pom Wonderful, saying the company's labeling, marketing and advertising related to health claims were deceptive and unsubstantiated.
The FTC ordered Pom Wonderful to stop making the disease prevention and treatment claims unless it could produce scientific evidence.
"When a company touts scientific research in its advertising, the research must squarely support the claims made. Contrary to POM Wonderful's advertising, the available scientific information does not prove that POM Juice or POMx effectively treats or prevents these illnesses," David Vladeck, director of FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said when the FTC filed the complaint.


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Hello all!
My trip to the oncologist resulted in a prescription for prednisone and directions to use the creams which I already had for itching. Two days later I began to break out (this is in addition to the dark red blotches which were on my body). By the third day I looked like I had the measles. A call to the doctor resulted in the recommendation that I continue with the medication and hold on until Monday. At that time I was to come back in to see the oncologist. Chemo was to again be canceled. It's been three days since I called the doctor. Some of the red blotches (ranging in size from a pencil eraser to the size of a quarter) have lightened. The rash, however, is just as bad. It really does look a lot like the measles.
Have any of you had rashes on your arms, torso, and legs like that?
Thanks for any responses,


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Michael Phelps looking at charges for bong photo
After a photo of him smoking a bong was published in News of the World, Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps has since apologized for his actions at a November party at University of South Carolina. He's also sparked a nationwide debate on the legality of marijuana except in Columbia, S.C. where Sheriff Leon Lott Jr. is looking to make a bust for them fancy newspaper pages. People reports:
"If someone breaks the law in Richland County, we have an obligation as law enforcement to investigate and to bring charges," the statement said. "The Richland County Sheriff's Department is making an effort to determine if Mr. Phelps broke the law. If he did, he will be charged in the same manner as anyone else. The Sheriff has a responsibility to be fair, to enforce the law and to not turn a blind eye because someone is a celebrity."
Not that I'm suggesting a celebrity deserves special treatment, but it's also a responsibility of the Sheriff to prosecute murderers, rapists, pedophiles and domestic abusers. But apparently Richland County has none of those. Who knew?


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WASHINGTON - Three U.S. citizens were killed in last week's hostage standoff at a natural gas complex in Algeria, while seven Americans made it out safely, Obama administration officials said Monday.
The State Department confirmed that gas workers Victor Lynn Lovelady, originally from Nederland, Texas, and Gordon Lee Rowan were killed at the Ain Amenas field in the Sahara. U.S. officials identified Texas resident Frederick Buttaccio as the first death last week.
Lovelady, 57, worked for ENGlobal from 1989 until October 2012, before he took a job working in the Ain Amenas gas plant.
"Victor was a dedicated family man and a fantastic co-worker, touching many lives at ENGlobal," ENGlobal Founder and Chief Executive Officer William A. Coskey said. "Vic was someone who took great pride in his work and who also mentored countless individuals during his tenure. He had a spontaneous wit and was an easy guy to know and love. Vic was a true friend to those that knew him and will be greatly missed."
Lovelady's family told KFDM television station that he felt safe working and living at the plant, where they had protection. His family said the job assignment in Algeria was a promotion.
"He was a great father," his daughter, Erin Lovelady, told KFDM. "I have so many wonderful memories of my dad. He taught me the tools to live as an adult. He was very kind, loving and laid back. I could talk to my dad about anything. He gave great advice."
No one answered at the Loveladys' home in northeast Houston on Monday.
Neighbor Laura Holloway, who lives next door to the Loveladys, said she was shocked and saddened by the news of Lovelady's death.
"It's horrible, horrible," she said.
Holloway said Lovelady and his wife, Maureen, had lived in the middle-class neighborhood for the last 1 1/2 years. Prior to that, they had lived in Beaumont -- located near Nederland -- and Lovelady commuted to Houston for work, she said.
"They're sweet people, good neighbors," she said.
Holloway said she and Maureen Lovelady would take walks in the morning. The last time she talked to Maureen Lovelady was on Friday, and at that point, Lovelady believed her husband might have been able to escape, Holloway said.
"She had thought everything was OK," Holloway said.
"I'm glad we were able to get some rescued, but we did lose three Americans," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said as he was leaving the Capitol, where he attended President Barack Obama's second inauguration. "That just tells us that al-Qaida is committed to creating terror wherever they are and we've got to fight back."
A U.S. official had told The Associated Press earlier Monday that the FBI had recovered Lovelady's and Rowan's bodies and notified their families. The official had no details on how the Americans died.
Militants who attacked Ain Amenas had offered to release Lovelady and Rowan in exchange for the freedom of two prominent terror suspects jailed in the United States: Omar Abdel Rahman, a blind sheik convicted of plotting to blow up New York City landmarks and considered the spiritual leader of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani scientist convicted of shooting at two U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.
The Obama administration rejected the offer outright.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the U.S. was still working with Algeria's government to gain a fuller understanding of the attack and to enhance their counterterrorism cooperation in future.
"We extend our deepest condolences to their families and friends," she said in a statement. "The blame for this tragedy rests with the terrorists who carried it out, and the United States condemns their actions in the strongest possible terms."
Last week's desert siege began Wednesday when Mali-based, al-Qaida-linked militants attempted to hijack two buses at the plant, were repelled, and then seized the gas refinery. They said the attack was retaliation for France's recent military intervention against Islamist rebels in neighboring Mali, but the captured militants told Algerian officials it took two months to plan.
Five Americans had been taken out of the country before Saturday's final assault by Algerian forces against the militants.
The U.S. official said the remaining two Americans survived the four-day crisis at an insecure oil rig at the facility. They were flown out to London on Saturday.
The State Department's Nuland confirmed that seven Americans made it out safely, but said she couldn't provide further details because of privacy considerations.
Algeria says 38 hostages of all nationalities and 29 militants died in the standoff. Five foreign workers remain unaccounted for.
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